Cyberpunk
"High tech, low life."
"The street finds its own uses for things."
We all know the quotes and the books. But cyberpunk is more than a neon-soaked, cybernetic aesthetic, or a gritty dystopian science fiction genre. It is a subculture composed of two fundamental ideas: PUNK, and CYBER.
The PUNK: antiauthoritarian, anticapitalist, radical freedom of expression, rejection of tradition, a DIY ethic.
The CYBER: all that, but high-fuckin'-tech, ya feel? From DIYing body mods to using bleeding edge software to subvert corporate interests. It's punk for the 22nd century.
This is a community dedicated to discussing anything cyberpunk, be it books, movies, or other art that falls into the genre, or real life tech, projects, stories, ideas or anything else that adheres to these ideals. It's a place for 'punks from all over the federated Net to hang out and swap stories and meaningful content (not just pictures of city nightscapes).
Welcome in, choom.
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I think I'd start with augmentations that allowed my body to realize it's full potential as designed - first, start with efficiency and longevity gains of major organs and then maybe dig deeper to gain control over my internal operating system to unlock enhancements such as pain center management, improved hearing and vision, faster reflexes, and maybe memory management augmentations. I'd also invest in organ replacements that solve some of my current medical problems. I'd probably start here, actually.
Once the full potential of my augmented standard human frame has been reached, then I'd explore more full limb or systemic replacements to become more than human (cyber legs, internal weapons/tools), and possibly explore any bodily self-expression modifications.
I think the speed of my adoption would depend on whether this tech were available as implants or nanotech, and what the potential for cyberpsychosis impact would be.