I think if Space Opera was invented now, it would be spacepunk. Maybe astropunk. Asimov would have invented robopunk. But I guess we couldn’t have punk before punk, in the late 1970s. I’ve seen some “fairy punk” costumes.
If hard science fiction was relabeled “Science Punk” do you think it would become more popular? Or would it just be a dark, gritty type of hard science fiction???
You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya [cyber/hyper/steam/etc]punk?
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The Committee to Nuke Elysium 