Okay y’all, let's distract ourselves from politics! I’m working on a feature about good sci-fi tropes (and a couple bad ones that should be jettisoned into space). What are some of the sci-fi tropes you love or loathe?
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Warrior cultures that have not been well thought-out. Time travel stories having the line "Not where are we, but when!" Hate it every single time.
Oh, I am with you on speculative-fiction 'warrior cultures.' Obligatory self-plug for my discussion of one sort of these:https://acoup.blog/2020/01/17/collections-the-fremen-mirage-part-i-war-at-the-dawn-of-civilization/ …
