Science fiction must escape the dystopia it has trapped itself in

by nitin-pai on 2/12/2024, 3:28:22 PM with 3 comments

  • by nitin-pai on 2/12/2024, 3:28:23 PM

    We create the future we imagine: so it is important to imagine the future we wish to create.

  • by h2odragon on 2/12/2024, 3:44:31 PM

    see also: Jim Baen's work.

    "New SF" taking over in the 60 and 70s had a lot of ideological baggage come along with it. Suppression of disagreement was the most pernicious item. Before then the roaring flamewars over any and all subjects were part of the fun. Read the letters columns in "Astounding Stories" magazines.