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Cyberpunk was the first genre of science fiction to be born in an information society and this is cleary reflected in the future it portrays. The most important branch of technology in cyberpunk is information technology and all their possible applications. Perhaps the most famous cyberpunk concept, that is widely known also outside science fiction culture, is the global information network and virtual reality as the cyberspace. Cyberspace is home to one of the cyberpunk's most important icons, the hacker, who uses his computer skills to steal and reveal precious information. Literature is still the strongest influence in the cyberpunk genre.
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