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>What I find lazy is when stories try to make me guess about "what" happens in the story, flex about technological details, or use surprise as a narrative devic
by korse 1y ago
>What I find lazy is when stories try to make me guess about "what" happens in the story, flex about technological details, or use surprise as a narrative device.
This is interesting to hear. I might not be interpreting your comments correctly but some of my favorite 'fiction' seems to contain all of this laziness. Significant technical detail that resists attempts at mental dismantling, a purposely ambiguous ending and a type of unreliable narrator.
- moritzwarhier 1y agoI didn't find the perfect phrasing for what I meant: > Significant technical detail that resists attempts at mental dismantling The last part makes it interesting to me again! For example, I love "ice nine" and "dragon's egg" (more "hard" sci-fi), and I adore the sci-fi/fantasy story SCP-1425. I also have a passion for PKD (to steer away from technology a little). What I mean is boring descriptions of fictional technological details, not the effects of technology. And, in general (unrelated second point), I do not like "McGuffins" and "action". > a purposely ambiguous ending and a type of unreliable narrator I love that! Have I mentioned Philip K Dick yet? Regardless, he's pretty much on the other end of the scale of what I meant: techno-centric vs more "philosophical" sci-fi. I don't care about detailed descriptions of space-station machinery or interstellar travel–unless of course, it's written in a way that helps me imagine being in that world, and how it would feel like.