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I just read an unimaginably stupid article asking why always envisions a capitalist future and demanding that science fiction must break away from it. My response to that is simple: science fiction IS a critique of It, as a genre, exists in response to capitalism, not divorced from it. Think of every science fiction universe that you have ever fallen in love with: etc. Almost all of them present a vision of the future either after rejecting capitalism, languishing under it, or exploring the reality of a post-capital fascistic and/or feudal society. Science fiction begs us to grapple with contemporary issues or yearn for a world where those issues do not exist, just as every literary movement has before it. To loudly proclaim that science fiction must cease capitalist critique because it …

For some reason I am drawn to works of art, like certain literature that is vast and sprawling, has a huge cast of characters, interlocking plot-lines asf. That's why I'll probably be reading In Search of Lost Time for the rest of my life, or or . Classic , , are other examples.

During the pandemic I discovered the enormously popular . I read all 130 episodes available & then its creator announced he's going to take a break for health reasons, just when a huge battle arc had been set up. This break went on for months but this week I did one of my routine checks & found out there are new episodes! Yay..

I figured I haven't done . I'm Carmela (she/her), a family/community medicine doctor from the 🇵🇭. I'm interested in science. But this acct is for nerding out. I love: , etc. My hashtags are indicated in my profile but in short they are: