Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyKate
Perhaps it is the maturing of SciFi into mainstream that has it showing as a reduction...
|
It may rather be the maturing of space travel that has "killed" SciFi, at least as we knew it. Decades ago, there was still the hope that we would be rocketing around the universe in what looked a lot like submarines. Today, we know how difficult and dangerous it is just to get to the nearest planet in person. The thought of intergalactic space travel no longer gets the heart pounding in excitement and anticipation. I think that's why science fiction has been moving away from space travel and more towards the areas where we have been making scientific progress (biology, psychology, nanotechnology,...). Maybe worst of all is the general public's slow turning away from science and it's recent messages of dread rather than hope.