Bit Rot

I don't know the tendencies and predilections of the rest of y'all, but I've noticed that, especially in the work of the "founders" of cyberpunk literature (especially Gibson), there's been something of a revolt against the austerity of the defining literature - his later works, as well as those by followup authors (Stephenson specifically springs to mind) are more aggressively organic, practically eschewing the armature that the genre was built upon.

Is it worthwhile to backtrack and bridge the gap, or revisit the original flavor?

Just to liven up anyone's day who might be inclined, and excerpt from one of my efforts at doing so:
( Early middle ground. )