We hear a lot of talk about all the wonderful things that Internet communication is going to do for us as a society. But it can also have dysfunctional or antisocial consequences as well. Link to this interview with author William Gibson (http://www.josefsson.net/gibson/index.html) and a CNN special report about hackers (http://www.cnn.com/TECH/specials/hackers/).

a. Based on your readings, who and what do you think cyberpunks and hackers are?

b. What do these people do with their computers that is different from mainstream users? (Use examples from your readings.)

c. Do you think that cyberpunks are a genuine counterculture? Why or why not? Give your answer in a 400-500 word essay.