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[Written by Tharrys Ridenow]
Cyberpunk: The Rules
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Organizational
1. Communication is the foundation of Empire.
2. Don't just sit there--Do it!
3. KIS/KIE -- Keep It Simple/Keep It Elegant
4. Experiment, Experiment, Experiment.
5. Quality never goes begging.
6. Decentralize and make it worthwhile.
7. Nobody went broke by making a profit.
8. Listen and satisfy.
General
9. Crossbreeding produces mutation.
10. Be different. If you can't be different, be strange.
11. Style is a weapon.
12. The individual is smarter than the mob.
13. Reality is what you make it.
14. The Idea is an immortal virus.
15. Superior technology is superior choice.
16. Action's on the Edge.
17. Enjoy it-- all else follows.
What is Cyberpunk?
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Individualism
Cyberpunk is the triumph of the individual through the power
of technology. Modern and post-modern technology has given
the individual the power to express and realize the creative
diversity of his own ideas, a power unprecedented in history.
Personal Technology
Cyberpunk is closely linked with personal technology, which
can be defined as technology which is ''close to the skin.''
Examples are the personal computer, the Walkman, the
color-changing contact lens, and so on. This is the kind of
technology which gives power to the individual.
The Edge
Cyberpunk is existence on the Edge. The Edge refers to the
frontiers, be they social, technological, or mental. It is an
attitude which embraces the new, is willing to try the
untried, is willing to experiment. It is a fascination with
the fringes, and the boundary conditions, and in general,
with the Edge of current reality.
Style
Cyberpunk is Style. Style is used to make a point, to
entertain, and to make an individual stand out in a crowd. In
Cyberpunk, Style applies to everything from fashion, to
software, to hardware, to behavior, to everything under the
Sun. Whatever it is, it should look good, feel slick, and be
done with elegance. In Cyberpunk, Style is the ultimate
weapon, and it is used to wage war on the mundane.
Innovation
Cyberpunk is innovation at all levels. It is the attitude
that there is always a better way of doing something and that
there is glory in discovering it.
Diagonal Thinking
Cyberpunk is diagonal thinking, which can be defined as
creative rule breaking, nonconformal cerebration and, in
general, using virgin neural pathways on a regular basis. It
is very closely linked with innovation, si of Cyberpunk and
is expressed all over the place. It's an irreverent attitude
towards the world that characterizes Cyberpunk.
Communication
Cyberpunk is, above all, communication. The transfer and
manipulation of information (which is what communication is,
in this context) is, more than anything else, what Cyberpunk
is all about. Cyberpunk rides the seas of information along
the links, whether they are video, or telephone, or computer
networks, or printed media, and it is the interaction of
myriads of individuals along those links which makes
Cyberpunk possible. Cyberpunk is about the mastery of
information flow and about the skill in shaping, processing,
and manipulating data.