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Re:Starbase, LA by modeless on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @05:34PM (#49440983)
Yeah, I hate modern science fiction. It's almost all terrible. Sci-fi written in the time of actual ongoing world wars and the Cold War's constant threat of instant nuclear annihilation was far more optimistic, and far more imaginative.
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Re:Starbase, LA by ethbr1 on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @08:12PM (#49442533)
Read more solarpunk then?
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Re:Starbase, LA by gxd on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @10:02PM (#49443284)
If you don't mind the shameless plug, you may want to check my optimistic sci-fi visual novel: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3040110/Outsider/

It's on sale now :).

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Re:Starbase, LA by sillyfluke on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @08:16AM (#49447663)
"imaginitive" is a more contentious adjective but The Martian, Project Hail Mary, and the Expanse seem on the optimistic side of the spectrum to me.
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Re:Starbase, LA by modeless on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @10:35AM (#49449964)
Andy Weir's stuff is great, the exception to the rule. I hadn't heard that about the Expanse, I guess I should check it out.
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Re:Starbase, LA by sillyfluke on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @03:39PM (#49454668)
just a warning - The Expanse is not competency porn like the Martian, more like political/military action in space.
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