Any good sci-fi out there that isn't apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, or some form of capitalism in the future? You know, some kind of portrayal of a better world is possible? Star Trek is an obvious one but I'm scratching my head trying to think of other examples.
That's more science fantasy than science fiction. The Star Wars-ification of sci-fi ends up becoming little more than King Arthur In Space.
Even mediocre sci-fi tends to be forward looking. The Bob-verse series is a great example of this pasty-ass-white-boy futurism. Yeah, its a liberal chauvanistic white nationalist power fantasy. But it does at least pretend to grapple with the societal impacts of technological advance, interstellar expansion, and transhumanism, rather than just becoming a series about space wizards.
Compare that to the space colonialism of Starcraft or Warhammer and the D&D-space spin-offs Starfinder and Spelljammer settings. Probably the hallmark difference is that nothing really changes in these settings. Yes, somebody invented Super Teleportation at some undefined point in prior history, but now civilizations are just kinda trapped in amber for a thousand years.
Amber.