<![CDATA[5 Reasons To Stop Reading Science Fiction - io9 Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[5 Reasons To Stop Reading Science Fiction - io9 Comments]]> http://io9.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:55:32 PDT Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:55:32 PDT http://io9.com/332083/5-reasons-to-stop-reading-science-fiction <![CDATA[5 Reasons To Stop Reading Science Fiction]]> http://io9.com/332083/5-reasons-to-stop-reading-science-fiction#c4791523 Norman Spinrad's book review column in the April/May issue of Asimov's addresses the first point nicely. (Perhaps you were too busy not reading SF to notice?)

Gabriel_Mckee

]]> 8:332083:c4791523 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:55:32 PDT <![CDATA[5 Reasons To Stop Reading Science Fiction]]> http://io9.com/332083/5-reasons-to-stop-reading-science-fiction#c4750749 Everyone needs to read this now, please: [www.depauw.edu]

XanderBennett

]]> 8:332083:c4750749 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:50:38 PDT <![CDATA[5 Reasons To Stop Reading Science Fiction]]> http://io9.com/332083/5-reasons-to-stop-reading-science-fiction#c4634203 Oh, please! You can't be serious! What about writers like Charles Stross and Vernor Vinge? The genre's hardly dead. What has happened, though, is that SciFi has found new modes of expression. Movies, graphic novels, video games and even *sigh* SciFi channel (when it is making drecky 'monster' flicks) has broadened out the market. We have so many more choices then we did in Asimov's day. Just because there's no more Star Trek series on TV doesn't mean SciFi is gone. Be adventurous....

prkjava

]]> 8:332083:c4634203 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:29:54 PDT <![CDATA[5 Reasons To Stop Reading Science Fiction]]> http://io9.com/332083/5-reasons-to-stop-reading-science-fiction#c3851277 So, the fanbase is "ancient", is it??
The main reason that there are so many "older"
fans at conventions is that, we have the INCOME to afford all the goodies for sale, and we can afford the
entry fee. BTW i'm 59 and i play video games also.




oldandintheway

]]> 8:332083:c3851277 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:19:28 PST <![CDATA[5 Reasons To Stop Reading Science Fiction]]> http://io9.com/332083/5-reasons-to-stop-reading-science-fiction#c3509891 I can see the point that modern life is becoming more like Science Fiction every day. However, I would argue that this will make Sci-Fi even more popular. We'll turn to it to help us understand and navigate the possible ethical and practical issues that are unprecedented in human history.

I can see how we could find ourselves turning to Asimov to understand how technology and mediated interaction might create a distaste in some for actual human contact. How many people today are much more comfortable chatting on the internet than they are chatting in a coffeehouse?

Kevin Pratt

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