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Podcast Show Flow

Today's Topic – Stop over planning

• Disclaimer about qualifications and knowledge on the subject
• Disclaimer this is not about gameplay or bugs
• The Cyberpunk 2077 complaints sound familiar
  • Transphobic
  • Poor Haitian Star
  • Poor treatment
  • Cultural appropriation
  • Toxic Fan-base
  • Causing Seizures
  • … I will miss many and for that, I apologize
• The Genre is mean to show a punk backlash vs a corporate world where everyone is marginalized… taking the way we marginalized people and expanding it.
• Cyberpunk vs our world
  • Algorithms not implants
  • Influencer vs Followers
  • Marinizing individuals
  • Too much white noise
  • THE TRAFFIC
  • Large corporations us information to try and segment people to buying their products. Smaller corporation try the same to start carving out a niche
• Conclusions
  • NOT CLOSE TO PERFECT
  • It is more than okay to be offended by a cyberpunk setting… dystopian fiction must do this
  • More time is needed to see if the genre was used as a cover to generate buzz
  • Should we want fiction devoid of images that are offensive and is that even possible?
    • Even being offended can be offensive
  • Where is the line been fascination and appropriation?
  • Is a corporation that points to problematic behavior to get attention committing the same problematic behavior?

Worldbuilding Task

Do a good deed in opposition of every offense you see

RW  Task

Consider challenging thoughts in your art

Michael's Resources

Do a good deed in opposition of every offense you see

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