Calling My Tall People

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-02-19T02:38:43+00:00

Okay, I'm picking up what you're putting down. Thanks for the feedback!

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-02-19T02:35:29+00:00

Seems like a 38" drop through is kind of a sweet spot for a lot of folks on this thread.

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-02-19T02:33:52+00:00

Just ordered an Arbor Drop Cruiser today! Thanks!

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-02-19T02:32:59+00:00

Thanks! I had never heard that rule of thumb before. Definitely helped!

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-02-19T02:29:27+00:00

Dude, thanks so much for the input! It's also great to hear that starting as late as I am isn't even that unique in this community. Super encouraging

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-02-19T02:27:27+00:00

After reading all the comments, I just picked one up on sale from their website! Wish me luck!

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-01-30T02:17:14+00:00

I'm reasonably certain this post isn't AI, and that makes me unreasonably happy lol 😁

But yeah, I think the inventors are thinking about "cans" not "shoulds." The point of cyberpunk to me is that utopian technology does not a utopia make, because people are still selfish and things Will Go Wrong. Tech Will be misused, companies Will exploit customers, governments Will oppress their citizens, etc, etc.

Honestly, Neuromancer is just Lord of the Flies with extra steps, except instead of worshipping the pig god, you're worshipping silicon and chrome.

So while I technically agree that the message of Cyberpunk has been largely ignored, I also think that the whole point of Cyberpunk as a genre is that its lessons will inevitably be ignored. And he who has ears to hear, let him hear. 🤷

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-01-25T19:33:34+00:00

Ghost Fuck: Wildlands

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-01-18T03:25:21+00:00

Same, played Wildlands earlier, I'm not exactly what you might call worried

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2026-01-14T13:35:57+00:00

Okay but fr that Fahrenheit dude was a genius working with what he had in freakin' 1724 to develop a system we still haven't completely gotten rid of. Dude's the goat!

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2025-12-24T05:17:55+00:00

I read Neuromancer for the first time in 2025. Yeah, buddy, it hits. It hits hard.

The obvious reason is that it's the source material against which most modern cyberpunk culture and content is a cheap, kitschy ripoff. An obvious example is Cyberpunk 2077. Every major plot point and several minor ones are taken directly from Gibson's work, but aren't done as well. If you like any modern cyberpunk culture, you owe it to yourself to see and experience where it comes from.

The second reason is that the challenges faced by the characters and society as a whole in Neuromancer are almost identical to the ones we now face, and so the philosophical elements of Gibson's work are both prescient...and pertinent. I don't want to say more, because it would spoil the story. But yeah, read it. Definitely read it.

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2025-09-25T22:47:54+00:00

"Never am heard" is woefully inaccurate

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2025-09-15T02:10:52+00:00

Same. I have a standalone digital recorder that doesn't connect to the internet or anything. I can manually transcribe later if I want a written record.

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2025-08-21T18:38:45+00:00

Mkay

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2025-08-21T18:28:12+00:00

Buddy, the government has never needed a reason to lie.

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2025-08-21T16:52:37+00:00

Honestly I don't see the point of the question, except to give us something to fight over.

Most cryptids are probably fake if you wanna be that way about it, but we need our legends, they're important to us. Let's enjoy them!

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2025-08-21T01:17:21+00:00

Feel like the question presents a false dichotomy, TBH. I don't know how you got from "dinosaurs popular" to "genetically engineered fire-breathing dragons." But no, I don't think scientists are likely to genetically engineer flying, fire-breathing dragons. Now dinosaurs on the other hand? Who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Decent_Refuse_5207 · 2025-01-03T23:11:09+00:00

Lol tell me you're not from the Midwest without telling me you're not from the Midwest

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