I appreciate how cyberpunk has a style profile and fashion that is just as distinct as its other stylistic conventions in fiction. It goes far beyond just neon and holographics too, Gibson has a very clear fetish for the textile and fashion of his characters which is rly striking
A true indicator of how chopped san francisco is as a city (at least compared to the rest of the bay area) is how there are literally zero tattoo artists worth traveling for out here
Like sure the response is maybe a little overblown but you really think a marketing team didnt see all of that and decide to cash in on the vibe shift by signaling to roman statue pfps knowing it would drum up a good amount of press? Like at all??
Its strange to see so many people that I see as fairly media literate taking a stance of radical nuetrality toward the sydney sweeney jeans commercial as if we havent had to witness sweeney be the face of hyperborea memes and articles titled “woke is dead” for the past 5 years