Imagination has no boundaries but does have some limitations, which reflect the norms and values of a given society. From forms to information, as Michael Heim mentioned, is what Boyer tried to discuss. Despite its sci-fi nature, such change is not only due to technological advancement. It is interesting to see, for example, how the game theory represents an efficient-oriented mindset and assimilate into the imagination of cybercities.
I appreciate the anime ‘Ghost in the shell’, which defines cybercity as ‘Still not able to integrate the individual into unity.’ Somehow it is exactly the world nowadays, we are interconnected by globalization, but individuals are getting more isolated. To against the calculated, indifferent manner of life, it seems cyberpunk is inevitable to occur to tear apart the mask created by the authorities, or said the capitalists. Will there be more imagination about cities linked by gestalt consciousness in the near future? There is way more we can find out, just as Boyer did.
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Why are people so attracted to films like Blade Runner, Akira, and Ghost in the Shell? These cyberpunk stories seem very far from reality yet so close. What exactly attracts us?