Funny how I remember the fact that I read this, and I looked at the summary on wikipedia, but I totally don’t remember anything about this book. Like it totally had no influence on me.
That’s kind of my point and my reaction to seeing Cyberpunk 2077 on the list. Similarly to what you said, in Altered Carbon, you’re just a stack that can be inserted into any body. I see no future that’s not post-gender. Facial fillers being so prevalent is already a hint of what’s to come, but when you have more serious augmentations, swap out body parts at will or mind upload, gender would be more like clothing or customizing a character’s appearance in a video game. That said, cyberpunk is not necessarily an accurate representation of the future, hence the open question.
Sure gender disappears but this is due to the dehumanization/objectification and commodification of humanity rather than any sort of social advancement.
Can cyberpunk be transphobic?
Sure. See when gravity fails. Happens to be both transphobic and inclusive. One of my favorite series though.
Funny how I remember the fact that I read this, and I looked at the summary on wikipedia, but I totally don’t remember anything about this book. Like it totally had no influence on me.
Typically it is not, and should be quite the opposite, but any genre can be twisted by fascists and reactionaries. It’s their favorite pastime.
When you are a ghost in a shell, the shell can be literally any shape.
That’s kind of my point and my reaction to seeing Cyberpunk 2077 on the list. Similarly to what you said, in Altered Carbon, you’re just a stack that can be inserted into any body. I see no future that’s not post-gender. Facial fillers being so prevalent is already a hint of what’s to come, but when you have more serious augmentations, swap out body parts at will or mind upload, gender would be more like clothing or customizing a character’s appearance in a video game. That said, cyberpunk is not necessarily an accurate representation of the future, hence the open question.
Sure gender disappears but this is due to the dehumanization/objectification and commodification of humanity rather than any sort of social advancement.
A lump of mental and meat has no gender.