Having a debate with some friends over what really is cyberpunk and we are split as to whether the Terminator films are. So, i feel compelled to ask the experts, are the Terminator films(mainly 1 & 2) cyberpunk?

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A few months ago, I was lucky enough to catch Mars Express at an arthouse cinema and loved it to pieces. Since then, I've been trying to track down a Region 2 copy (with English subs and/or dubs) and haven't found much in the way of success. It doesn't seem to be available anywhere to stream, and all of the physical copies that you can buy online are either the wrong region or don't have any English subs and/or dubs. Any idea as to if it will come to Region 2 with English subs and/ or dubs at any point? I'm determined to find an easy way to rewatch it without having to invest in a VPN or region free DVD player.

For an improvised character description "a young tattooed rockabilly looking punk with a razor sticking out of his face", I'm constantly amused that Chet "Razorface" Horaldo stuck as a party favourite. He's had a full character arc, dropping his old violent biker gang and becoming a dedicated chef at the crews cover business, and providing backup on several missions over the years.

Anyhoo, I drew him today and he looked sick, so I thought I'd share ^_^

I mean the basic gist is a future where by Powerful Megacorporations rule over and overshadow a weak small government. In my opinion it lines up with the Conservative views of wanting a small government with little power and regulatory oversight towards big businesses and corporations. The latter of which they hand the responsibility of running the country to.

I don't mean to throw politics into this but with the recent overturning of the Chevron Deference, which has severely weakened and relieved regulatory bodies of the power to interpret and enforce regulations on big companies and corporations, I feel as though it's the conservatives that are the ones to making a cyberpunk future a reality as there is no regulatory oversight in many cyberpunk settings.

If any conservatives were to look at the basic gist of a cyberpunk setting, they will view that kind of world as a utopia and a paradise because it seemingly lines up with their vision of how a country should be run.

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We are going in to it boy.

Hi folks, I’m looking for book or comic recommendations of cyberpunk and terrorism. In the Cyberpunk 2077 game there’s also a whole yarn about Johnny Silverhand which is not entirely believable but is kind of the thing I’m looking for.

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I saw a post here about dystopian food done by a guy in college and thought I'd start up another conversation on a similar tone but about something else entirely. Not entirely sure what exactly I'm going to be doing here but I'll let the words flow.

Currently as it stands Global Warming is increasing temperatures of the earth on average at an unprecedented rate. With various projections seeing a rise of temperatures from 1.8°C to 5.6°C by the year 2100. As it stands currently scientists estimate that we will breach the limit set by the Paris Climate Accords of 1.5°C as early as the end of this decade or within 5 years.

Various sources such as the US Department of State to the UN FAO have estimates that by the mid 21st century due to climate change global food demand will increase by 50% while production for many crops is set to decrease. With the world population reaching a peak of around 10.4 billion by the end of the century, mainly in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Which mind you, are fairly large regions. Sub-Saharan Africa in particular being larger than China and India combined.

Anyways, there's all these experts around the world talking about dealing with issues such as food insecurity and world hunger. Yet, nothing ever seems to be done about it. Not that they aren't trying but that these are often difficult problems to deal with. Estimates that don't even account for climate change set issues such as food insecurity to rise to around 1.3 billion by 2050.

So what's going on? Is it war, corruption, or overpopulation that's causing these issues? Maybe, but I wouldn't say that's necessarily the case. For this discussion I'll be talking about the impacts of climate change and how they can damage crops. As early as 2030 could see crop yields for staple crops such as maze and wheat to decline by an average of 24% by the end of the century.

For many developing nations struggling with things such as food insecurity and malnutrition. It can be a vicious cycle where to even afford to feed their people they can be forced into unfair contracts and deals with wealthier and more powerful countries. Today, this is taking form through various state owned corporations that often conduct these deals, however multinational corporations such as shell and bp have similarly exploited countries. But this could change as the need for heat-resistant crops rises the Monsantos of the world.

Neo-colonialism is an interesting topic to think about. But for many of these countries there is often no other choice. As climate change worsens and yields for crops begin to fail it makes you wonder. What will happen to these people?

Today, we live in a world where our toys and clothes are often produced at the cost of someone else's life in a developing country. But what happens when our own crops begin to fail? Where food goes and who it goes to is often to whoever can pay the highest price. In an open market the poorest nations are worse off. You could argue that by selling their food that they benefit themselves. But for what? Some of the world's worst famines occurred in similar situations, India, Ireland, etc.

Even during these famines they often were given some sort of food. It's not as though, these countries are expected to starve. In Ireland they were given potatoes. In India they left some but often very little food, that when disaster struck millions died.

Yet as it stands today it makes me wonder, are we reaching a similar point? So what could we be looking at for possibly billions of people without a consistent access to food? The UN has for the past decade or so been distributing foods it often refers to miracle foods. One of them is called Plumpy'nut. A peanut-based paste aimed for treating severe-malnutrition in starving children. It's a success story, but it often makes me wonder. Is that enough?

We're also seeing the rise of insect based alternatives such as cricket powder to add to things such as bread to deal with similar issues. Then there's the classic soy based alternatives. While I might be able to still enjoy a steak dinner for a little more maybe the grade is a little worse, but in other places of the world due to no fault of their own they might spend hours in line to get their weekly ration of insect bread. While I buy their meat, fruits and vegetables.

We live in a global world, yet the benefits of it are often along strict lines that for many people they often see nothing at all. There are all these experts yet they often say nothing at all. It can be politically dangerous to put yourself in a position. To raise an alarm bell or to say anything at all. But for others it's just another Wednesday in the office. It's not an issue that they need to worry about, or that they personally benefit from it's own existence.

Anyways, if anyone wants to talk about this write a comment below.

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About a decade ago, ytcracker (Bryce Case Jr.) released an album titled Introducing Neals, telling the story of Neals, a hacker in the dystopian city of San Secuestro. As the communication giants gain more power and merge into The Syndicate, they outlawed any form of encryption, and removed privacy laws under the guise of protecting children from predators.

Neals is released from prison into this world, finds love, and creates a new encrypted P2P internet to get around the ISP firewalls

Upon it's release, Bryce attempted to kickstart an animated feature, but the funding fell short. He made three music videos, out of what he had.

While rap doesn't come up when talking about cyberpunk, I think this album, and the world they create, should definitely be considered part of the genre.

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