Johnny Mnemonic
William Gibson's short story "Johnny Mnemonic" launched
not only the literary genre of "cyberpunk" science fiction, but also introduced
the term "cyberspace" and the vision of virtual reality as a shared geographic
place rather than a flight simulator or other individualised experience.
Most important for our purposes are the "low techs" -- a classic dystopian
resistance movement, fighting global corporate powers through their appropriation
of technology.