Editing Paradise City:Introduction to Paradise City (section)

==Cyberware in Street Culture==

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Street culture does not recognize the classes of corporate culture but has its own system for classifying people by cyberware.  The word “cyberpunk” is used for anyone who has cyberware and who is either a criminal or has no boss.  The word has connotations of dangerousness and a lack of respect for the law – which can be either a good or a bad thing depending on the company.  Anyone with visible cyberware will generally be thought to have traded in some of their humanity for an edge – the less human they look, the less human they will be assumed to be.  They will be suspected of being a criminal, unless the ware is obviously suited for a normal, legitimate, non-violent occupation.  Anyone with visible cyberware that would give them an edge in combat will be assumed to either fight for a living or fight for fun.  There is no general prejudice against individuals with natural looking cyberware, although anyone with known combat mods will obviously be frightening.