[ykonstant]

>A bit like writing enchantments to force demons to do your bidding.

But without the cool chanting and poetic language; just like cyberpunk was realized without the vivid imagery and neon lights :(

[rbanffy]

> just like cyberpunk was realized without the vivid imagery and neon lights :(

The 21st century never ceases to disappoint. It’s a cheap, low budget and dystopian version of what we imagined.

[NoGravitas]

To be fair, what we imagined was dystopian, too. It's just that some people with a lot of ambition and not much media literacy didn't realize it was dystopian, and set about to build that future.

[rbanffy]

I am from the Thunderbirds generation. It wasn't a perfect 21st century, but at least it was cool. And the sound track was excellent.

[zknow]

could have been high budget dystopian at least!

[TheOtherHobbes]

The budget is extremely high, but very unevenly distributed.

[rbanffy]

This is why I love Hacker News so much.