Post #1782634

2026-04-29 07:58 UTC

Looking to talk to a writer/cultural sensitivity reader from Mexico or with a Mexican background on how to construct an alternate-history cyberpunk Mexico that&#39;s interesting and complex without stepping on half a dozen rakes. Paid.

Replies (7)

@Zarkonnen@mastodon.social 2026-04-29 08:09

It's for this game: https://zarkonnen.com/biomech

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@jpf@mastodon.social 2026-04-29 08:26

@Zarkonnen I'm not sure I'm exactly who you're looking for but I'd be happy to advise and maybe broker some introductions.

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@servisoficial@social.linux.pizza 2026-04-29 10:24

@Zarkonnen No se si entendí bien tu mensaje, pero le puedes llamar a Porcallo, es el primer escritor Mexicano (que yo sepa 😆) que escribió cyberpunk en México. Su libro se llama "la primera calle de la soledad". Suerte 👍😘

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@lproven@social.vivaldi.net 2026-04-29 11:09

@Zarkonnen Serious strong suggestion: read _Aztec Century_ by Christopher Evans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_Century

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@Twotired@universeodon.com 2026-04-29 13:16

@Zarkonnen “Stepping on half a dozen rakes”! 🤣 What a great expression!

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@colorblindcowboy@mastodon.art 2026-04-29 14:28

@Zarkonnen I worked with a wonderful sensitivity reader from Mexico: @Latinamericanah

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@tobychev@qoto.org 2026-04-29 22:03

@Zarkonnen Alternate history how? Like what if Mexico smuggled biotech instead of drugs into the US? Anyway, it's pretty easy to make it complex as that's what Mexico is (like any country really). As for cyberpunk, I think going to an open air market at 3:30 to buy motherboards is pretty cyberpunk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FoZBPXCmwE&t=53 Also, the pyrotechnic towers feel like they are in a similar vein, but definitely much more Mexican/latam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrIflAjifb0

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