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True or false? The most popular science fiction tends to envision a high-agency future for the professional class, irrespective of whether it us otherwise utopian or dystopian. They’re middle class professionals. The most popular fantasy otoh seems to focus on high or low born.
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No. Science Fiction extends modern society, so older stuff extends high agency to the middle class. SF from other (non-white-male) authors/eras does not.
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True for sci fi titles: Star Trek, The Expanse, Asimov, Kim Stanley Robinson, Andy Weir; true for fantasy titles: Start Wars, His Dark Materials, Game of Thrones; sci fi counter examples: Altered Carbon, Dune, The Diamond Age, fantasy counter examples: ?