Information age - two cultures, two communities

Initial definition by William Gibson, author of "Neuromancer," a book that defines the cyberpunk genre and coins the word CyberSpace. See movie clips from the movie Johnny Mnemonic

 

 

High-Tech……………..………. Low-Tech

Central…………………………………Distributed

Big Corporate………………………….Garage Hackers

Expensive………………………………Cheap

Control…………………………………Freedom

Stiff…………………………………….Flexible

Planification……………………………ΰιμϊεψ

Hirarchy………………………………..self-organization

Serious …playful

Top-down…………………………….bottom-up

 

 

Alcohol…………………………………Drugs/Smart drugs

Classic Music…………………………..Electronic music

 

Examples: HIP97, India