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I don't get it. Who gets to say which 10 % ain't crap?

• krapp 2y ago
  Anyone. Sturgeon's Law isn't a rigidly defined, mathematically provable statement of objective fact, it's a science fiction author's subjective defense of the quality of work in their chosen genre relative to the mainstream when told that "90% of science fiction is crap." It isn't even strongly related to the Pareto principle, despite superficial similarities, nor is it necessarily universally applicable. At the very least the specific term of "90%" can be interpreted as "most," and of course "crap" is a matter of opinion and taste. So if you disagree, fine. It's not like you're disagreeing with gravity or something.