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> But you're painting with too broad of a brush when you label all sci-fi as primarily about politics. You'll note that I said "political/social/ethical". I'd
by fao_ 10y ago
> But you're painting with too broad of a brush when you label all sci-fi as primarily about politics.
You'll note that I said "political/social/ethical". I'd be willing to look at any hard science fiction books that don't have a social/ethical/political problem at their core. Hell, even Asimov's relatively simple short stories about robots had stunning sociological observations at their core (I'll go with "Victory Unintentional" and "Robbie" as my examples).
- etangent 10y agoI'm noticing you are applying this motte-and-bailey tactic, first claiming "it is all about politics" (bailey), but when people confront you, you retreat to "it is all about sociology" (motte) that is a lot easier to defend than the previous claim.
- fao_ 10y agoHuh? Ok, I'll edit my first use of "politics" then.