Cassette Futurism is a retrofuturistic aesthetic that envisions the future through the lens of 1970s-1990s analog technology, regardless of the actual time period of the media. It's characterized by:
Visual Style: CRT monitors, chunky physical buttons, cassette tapes, early microcomputers, blinking LEDs, monochromatic displays, and cyber-decks.
Time Period: Roughly early 1970s to mid-1990s technology.
Philosophy: A future where technology is tangible, repairable, and built on analog electronics rather than sleek digital minimalism.
The aesthetic emphasizes "what people in the 70s-80s thought the future would look like" rather than actual modern technology.