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Neil deGrasse Tyson Complains That “Dune 2” Isn’t a Shining Beacon of Scientific Accuracy (futurism.com)

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[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Almost like, and hear me out on this, science fiction isn't science, but fiction.

mind blown

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A lot of science fiction should instead be called science fantasy.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Which is why I hate the majority of scifi as they aren’t self aware.

Self aware science fantasy can be excellent.

Hard science fiction can also be excellent for different reasons.

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So like hitchhikers guide?

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sadly I've never gotten around to reading Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy however what I have heard is good.

I'm a big fan of the satire in 40k which has novels spanning several genres, so there's almost always a fresh type of novel to dig into, even if they are the equivalent of cheap romance novels but for nerds

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I highly suggest you give hitchhiker's guide the time. Not sure if you've read any Terry Pratchett, but IMO Douglas Adams is on another level (and Pratchett is pretty good himself). I ended up reading all his books in like two sittings once I started.

[–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

If you haven't heard the original radio drama, i highly recommend. I actually prefer it to the books now. It's on archive.org.

[–] ursakhiin@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago

I don't even think science is involved. Dune is straight fantasy.