cyberprep

Definitions

A subgenre of science fiction which, like cyberpunk, focuses on technological advancements, but which presents life as utopian and leisure-driven rather than gritty and dangerous (as in cyberpunk).

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Examples

“Cyberprep is one answer⟳ to the Cyberpunk movement, a peachy keen one.”

“The cyberprep movement (such as it is, ha ha) takes as its motto: "Whatever you do, remember⟳, be polite".”

“Cyberprep is thematically more optimistic, a broad difference expressed in small changes in the text, such as the likelihood chat body modification in a cyberprep work⟳ is done for the sake of aesthetics, rather than function or need⟳. Put⟳ simply, cyberprep offers “a slick, clean⟳, rosy view⟳ of the future to contrast cyberpunk's dirty, grim dystopias” (Bell 4).”

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