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> I loved Star Trek as a kid > And there is Sci-Fi that's not social commentary. I'm not sure that this is true. I think you might be confusing the Action and
by bullfightonmars 5y ago
> I loved Star Trek as a kid
> And there is Sci-Fi that's not social commentary.
I'm not sure that this is true. I think you might be confusing the Action and Adventure genres with Sci-Fi. Star Trek, for example, is almost 100% social commentary.
- reader_mode 5y agoThe Martian is the first thing that comes to mind as good Sci-Fi with very little social commentary, there is some politics/drama but it's mostly about the Sci-Fi.
- inopinatus 5y agoI have to point out that The Martian is not science fiction, because the science in the book is, intentionally, not fictional. Merely having science in your narrative doesn’t make something science fiction, otherwise Greg House would qualify. If I remember right, the only liberty taken w.r.t known understanding in The Martian is with regard to the damage potential of Mars atmospherics. It is certainly educational though, and to me, The Martian is rather in the category of “competence porn”