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This evening’s shitposting theme... witchcraft, magick, prayers vs spells etc... Here’s a unifying diagnostic question: do you have a preference for science fiction over fantasy, and if so why do you think that is given the null hypothesis that both are equally escapist?
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Love fantasy, Tolkien is one of my formative texts. All I can offer is the ex post facto justification: fantasy/magic/etc feels more amenable to the deeply irreducible ... the insufficiency of explanation is a core principle held somewhat sacred
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Used to be the same, loved cyberpunk, techno-realism, & the speculative singularity myths supposedly based on current science. But now I know it's only modern myth making & so I'm more comfortable enjoying fantasy, magical realism, etc. knowing it's all fiction at some point.