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Originally Posted by James_Wilde
I think it was J G Ballard who shocked an audience of SciFi enthusiasts by stating that "90% of Science Fiction is crud." When the murmur of shock had died down, he continued. "90% of everything is crud." and everybody relaxed and laughed. I think he grossly underestimated the amount of crud
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That's Sturgeon's Law (or Sturgeon's Relevation). Theodore Sturgeon (1918-1985), probably most famous for "More than Human", based on his earlier novella, "Baby is Three".