I like both, but I've always leaned toward science fiction myself. I have an easier time finding deep and thought-provoking stories in the science fiction genre, and I tend to prefer its more emphasis on exploring what its possibilities mean and using them to examine ourselves.

  • BeamBrain [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    often preoccupied with a power fantasy of sorts

    Funny enough, I actually gravitate toward sci-fi for the opposite reason. Ordinary, working-class protagonists like Redrick Schuhart and Ellen Ripley always resonated more with me than any chosen hero with a special magic sword ever did.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Oh, I love those stories too. I mean the kind of stories that "fantasy sucks" absolutists that I met were into, that were more about how awesome the weapon technology was than anything character related.