Comments on: The Contrast between Science Fiction and Cyberpunk

By: tania18

tania18 — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:38:12 +0000

Most people who are not very familiar with the vastness of the Science Fiction genre think that there isn

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By: davidwiley

davidwiley — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:49:52 +0000

I think that, in addition to taking responsibility for our future actions viz. technology, cyberpunk challenges us to take responsibility for vouchsafing our humanity.

By: brianwilliams

brianwilliams — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:18:09 +0000

i love especially the gibson quote, “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel…” wow! no wonder we are all in this class together. the paragraph following the quote shines!

By: Nadeem Shabir

Nadeem Shabir — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:48:57 +0000

I really enjoyed your essay, and I really like your approach in pointing out that setting/atmosphere as well as the nature of the protagonist combined with the impact of technology are three key factors that distinguish cyberpunk from science fiction.

By: James Stephenson

James Stephenson — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:02:00 +0000

I enjoyed reading this essay, and I agree with your conclusion. Cyberpunk warns us to consider the consequences of out actions. Technology and Science have the capability to make human life either better or worse. It is up to us to determine which. In my opinion that is what makes Cyberpunk important.

By: rebeccakahn

rebeccakahn — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:05:20 +0000

I agree – I think, in some ways, cyberpunk asks readers to look much more deeply into the darker side of human (and non-human) emotions and interactions. And it paints a seriously dark vision of the future. Which I think is one of the many aspects that makes the genre so appealing!