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ChristianKl comments on Fiction Considered Harmful - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 13 October 2015 03:03:52PM 0 points [-]

A hundred years ago a future of people watching porn on the internet wasn't plausible for most people.

Good stories simplify concepts. The future in 2100 will differ in many aspects from today's world. It's quite reasonable that a sci-fi author focuses on one aspect to explore while at the same time leaving the world in other aspects without the change that's likely going to happen in the timeframe.