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That has got to be the most biased statistical sampling technique ever. If you want to know about "literary culture" among HN readers, asking for replies from p
by pjscott 14y ago
That has got to be the most biased statistical sampling technique ever. If you want to know about "literary culture" among HN readers, asking for replies from people who read non-SF is not going to answer your question. At worst, it'll give you the illusion of knowledge.
(Maybe a more interesting question would be: what's so ontologically distinct about science fiction? Why is it specifically excluded from Literature?)
- jhales 14y agoI think Taleb's distinction is that sci-fi was about the future, while the rest was about the past.