What cyberpunk work (movie, book, tv show, etc.) would you say is the most “punk”? What has the best non-conformist middle-finger-to-authority “punk” feel?

I mean, it’s obviously Hackers, right? Nothing says “punk rock” like roller blading down the streets of NYC. Or maybe something more gritty like Hardware, with a cameo from Iggy Pop?

Obviously those are terrible examples. I was just trying to think of which cyberpunk work really captures the punk part of cyberpunk and I can’t think of any really good examples. I’m sure there’s something obvious I’m forgetting though.

  • identity-disc@lemmy.villa-straylight.socialOP
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    1 year ago

    Would you recommend ‘Trouble and Her Friends’? I’ve been aware of it for awhile but never got around to reading it. I am a fan of the Hacker archetype in cyberpunk, which I believe this book has, but that’s all I really know about it.

    • Ephemere@lemmy.villa-straylight.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Yes, I definitely would. If you liked Neuromancer, I think you’ll find it’s very much of the same mold. If I were to be highly critical I would say it drags a little in the middle, but overall I highly enjoyed it.

      One area in which it differs from other cyberpunk novels is that the main characters are all gay or lesbian and the novel strongly reflects how the gay experience was felt when it was written in '94.