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Cyberpunk brought about a revolution in science fiction. Thanks to works like Blade Runner and Akira, authors began to explore new settings in which a particular technology affected civilization, both for good and for bad. Steampunk, Dieselpunk, or Atompunk all bring back the past with a new level of sophistication. But more than a new aesthetic, these punk genres seek to explore humanity's relationship with technology, and how each innovation brings with it the destruction of the past.