example, some sci-fi is "processing" of consequences of imagined realities that cannot threaten because they don't exist
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good example is vernor vinge deepness in the sky. Elaborate "processing" of many scientifically interesting premises
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Theory: Escapism isn't about fantasy. It's about minimalist "edits" to reality (literal/allegorical doesn't matter) to allow safe simulation
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Where simulation in the sense of flight simulator: you can learn to fly without suffering full consequences of crashes etc.
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I'm diagnosing a particular failure: why people hit 'infantile' when they're aiming for 'escapist.' Taxonomy is secondary.
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just did
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not all fiction is processing of dangerous realities in safe ways. Some in fact forces you the other direction.
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you say tomato, I say refinement
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both chocolate mousse and baby food are easy to eat
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in other words: it's completely possible to make good escapism in 2016. people are just optimizing the wrong thing.
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