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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Actually, I think that sf writers overall have a pretty bad track record at predicting things that have/will come to pass. Which is not really bad; that's not their job. SF (like all utopian literature) is really about the present.
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They've certainly been wrong about flying cars. It seems to me that more SF is dystopian, or at least equally so. Often they deal with advancements in science and technology that have gone haywire.