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What's science fiction without the machines? (leminal.space)

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I mean, we could speculate and explore the strange future and stuff. Just without that tired trope of "well, science and technology progressed a bunch and then we got this really great machine".

I mean there's gotta be another way. Examples?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Octavia Butler

NK Jemison

They build worlds more around the changes in people, and explore living systems more than mechanical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

They're also both black women with a strong political flavor. I'll take a look, thanks.