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> And yet, I still find myself wanting to read sci-fi (not fantasy) that's about non-trivial ideas, written by authors who are obsessed with science and things,
by CRConrad 2y ago
> And yet, I still find myself wanting to read sci-fi (not fantasy) that's about non-trivial ideas, written by authors who are obsessed with science and things, rather than relationships and identities and traumas and oppression.
Still quite a lot of that around, AIUI. Just takes (quite a bit) more trial and error to find it nowadays.
- noch 2y ago> Just takes (quite a bit) more trial and error to find it nowadays. Agreed. I can't complain too strenuously about being required to do more legwork to find good writing. If I'm going to spend a week or longer with a book, I'm happy to do more than merely swipe-right, swipe-left :-)