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Cyberpunk
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What is Cyberpunk?
Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.
Cyberpunk characteristics include:
- Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
- Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
- Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
- Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
- Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.
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I don't know what point you think you're making. You admit that no other specific models were banned, which is what I said. Then somehow it makes it better that the Note 7 was so irredeemable that they shelved it. My point is that Samsung is hot garbage. Simply casually following the news reveals this. For like 3 years every couple months their products were getting them in trouble for catching fire or exploding. This post is a continuation of that trend.
At no point did I say technology is bulletproof as long as samsung doesn't make it. It's just obvious Samsung is a particularly shitty manufacturer, yet people keep buying from them. It's bizarre how loyal people are to this brand. In fact that's the only reason for this argument. If you didn't feel some personal attachment, we wouldn't be arguing about it.
Again, the crux of the issue is that you seem to believe that Samsung is unique in this. They're not. Simply casually following the news reveals this. You're focusing on Samsung because that's apparently the only one you've paid attention to, but that doesn't change the fact that Samsung devices are no more prone to spontaneously exploding than [insert whatever brand you're loyal to here].
It it simply not true that other (at least well-known) companies have had a wide range of random product types explode or catch fire frequently enough to remark on. I have no brand loyalty here... if you would stop being offended, you might see that I make a decent point.
I guess we have different definitions of "casually following the news", then. Because the Vaio incident was around a decade ago, and I was able to recall that off the top of my head due to the amount of articles that were posted about that product, specifically.
Why would I be offended? I own literally zero Samsung products. And not because I'm worried that they'll catch fire; I just don't like their software. I'm not offended, and you still have no valid point, because your "point" hinges entirely on a bandwagon fallacy instead of real data.
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