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>“making a fictional concept compelling enough that it is forced into reality by fans of the fictional work.” visionary ? “reality distortion field”-er ? ins
by homarp 5y ago
>“making a fictional concept compelling enough that it is forced into reality by fans of the fictional work.”
visionary ?
“reality distortion field”-er ?
inspiring ?
- mewse 5y agoOo, yeah; "inspired" is precisely the word I was looking for! (I'm a little embarrassed I couldn't draw it to mind by myself!) I'm much happier with saying (for example) "Star Trek inspired the modern warp drive" (I mean, if/when a real-world practical warp drive exists) than "Star Trek predicted the modern warp drive". Doesn't imply that Star Trek actually invented the thing, but does assign at least a certain causal link to it; not mere prognostication of it like "predicted" implies.