Thread: Is today's SF too pessimistic?
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Old 03-21-2012, 05:06 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana View Post
Most people's reality doesn't look anything like the so-called "gritty realism".
Depends on where you live.
And what people "most people" refers to.

There are plenty of places that are as far beyond "gritty realism" as "gritty realism" is beyond Pollyanna.

When it comes to dystopias, fiction has nothing to compare to the reality of life on Planet Earth Ca. 2012. There are places that put Orwell's realms to shame; Big Brother might have been watching, but at least folks got fed. And not with bark or grass.
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