One wonders why war is such a common backdrop in space scifi (and scifi in general). It's really so trite to have a literal universe of possibility and go with the "people shooting at each other" angle that's been done ad infinitum. Shit blowing up is cool, but so is discovering the unknown. - ThreadSky

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hydrophagist.bsky.social • 61 days ago

One wonders why war is such a common backdrop in space scifi (and scifi in general). It's really so trite to have a literal universe of possibility and go with the "people shooting at each other" angle that's been done ad infinitum.

Shit blowing up is cool, but so is discovering the unknown.

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coppertucker.bsky.social•61 days ago

I think that's what makes Dragonriders of Pern more unique. There's no war, it's survival, discovery, and dragons

catburd.bsky.social•61 days ago

I think it's a cause-effect problem.

I don't think a lot of them come at it wanting to write a sci-fi story and landing on war as the best option.
I think most of them want to write war, and sci-fi lets them do it without alienating any particular nationality.

catburd.bsky.social•60 days ago

It also lets them write their war without having to do any historical research on available equipment, technology, campaigns, et cetera. Gotta remember that many of these writers know *nothing* about history once you get outside the subject of tanks.

catburd.bsky.social•60 days ago

It simplifies the plot because the writer no longer has to meaningfully stitch together where the characters were at what time during the war and why, because they can simply be where the author wants.

catburd.bsky.social•60 days ago

And perhaps most importantly, the sci-fi aspect allows the writer to shoehorn in their weird fetishes by making them a requirement for some kind of technology in their world.

hydrophagist.bsky.social•59 days ago

But that's the best part!

hydrophagist.bsky.social•59 days ago

(Also agreement on all points)

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