this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2026
524 points (97.8% liked)

People Twitter

8966 readers
1671 users here now

People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

  1. Mark NSFW content.
  2. No doxxing people.
  3. Must be a pic of the tweet or similar. No direct links to the tweet.
  4. No bullying or international politcs
  5. Be excellent to each other.
  6. Provide an archived link to the tweet (or similar) being shown if it's a major figure or a politician. Archive.is the best way.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
SendMeYourTaTas@sh.itjust.works
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
524
Cyberpunk 2026 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 days ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 74 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Cyberpunk fiction isn't about a hypothetical speculative future. It's an critical allegory for the issues of the present. Of course reality aligns with it when left unchanged.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Hubs made me read / listen to snowcrash this past year and yup. The future really did turn out to be exactly this stupid. Complete with the megachurch pastors. Just completely on the nose.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Have a read of Transmetropolitan.