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CellBioGuy comments on Stupid Questions May 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: CellBioGuy 03 May 2015 06:36:12AM 0 points [-]

Why should they?

You many note a general shift away from space opera towards biology and computer technology inspired storylines. But even that being said, why should the direction reality is going affect the direction of speculative fiction?

Comment author: ChristianKl 03 May 2015 12:33:56PM 1 point [-]

But even that being said, why should the direction reality is going affect the direction of speculative fiction?

That depends on what you consider the goal of science fiction to be. If it's about discussing technnological trends then the direction of reality matters.