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by groby_b 2461 days ago
I recommend "Jennifer Government". Still plenty of violence, but all in the name of PR. And a darn good read.
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I've read that. But I don't think that's what many people think of when they think of cyberpunk. I was thinking more along the lines of works like Neuromancer and Snow Crash, and all of the writers who rode William Gibson's coattails (or parodied the genre as Neal Stephenson did). Not to mention cyberpunk RPGs like Shadowrun and Cyberpunk 2020.
Hm. Maybe it's taking the "punk" part to literal that prevents getting better stories. I mean, the point (as far as there is one) of punk is anti-corporatism, anti-fascism, combined with direct action.

That'll end up in street warfare one way or another. I'm honestly not sure how an actual punk story involving psy-ops would even look like. (Sure, the setup might be different, but sooner or later, heads are going to be knocked)

I think that a "-punk" story with direct action and psy-ops would probably incorporate culture jamming. Are you familiar with the term?

https://www.thoughtco.com/culture-jamming-3026194

I wasn't - thank you for introducing me to it!
I first heard about it from AdBusters.

https://www.adbusters.org/