theoriginaldave3h agoHN ↗This isn't really sci-fi.This is a normal trip to the emergency room with search and replace for sci-fi terms.
frmersdog2h agoHN ↗I was going to post something along these lines, but from the perspective of sci-fi in-general being palette-swapped commentary on contemporary or historical themes, unless you're reading something by Greg Egan or Vernor Vinge.
kelnos1h agoHN ↗Often that's exactly what scifi is: using futuristic situations to talk about present-day problems.
nolroz44m agoHN ↗I seriously can't wait until my wife wants to watch something and I can just put it in sci-fi mode
ttd2h agoHN ↗I'm not quite sure what I just read, but it was entertaining! Is there no other context for this story?
This isn't really sci-fi.
This is a normal trip to the emergency room with search and replace for sci-fi terms.
I was going to post something along these lines, but from the perspective of sci-fi in-general being palette-swapped commentary on contemporary or historical themes, unless you're reading something by Greg Egan or Vernor Vinge.
Often that's exactly what scifi is: using futuristic situations to talk about present-day problems.
Space opera too.
I seriously can't wait until my wife wants to watch something and I can just put it in sci-fi mode
I'm not quite sure what I just read, but it was entertaining! Is there no other context for this story?
As far as I can tell, it's just a neat Sci-Fi short story from 2016.