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captainfeelgood.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Dick himself, for example, did not want Space Operas to be understood as SF but rather viewed them disparagingly as "adventures in space".
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janthie.bsky.social
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1 day ago
It depends what you do with it, I'd think.
Each love story can become a 'Stand by your man' or a 'Jane Eyre' or Rodin's 'Kiss'.
So a space opera could be great SF (though lots probably are more Dick-ish, so to speak).
Mind you, I think it's simply a matter of taste that decides what is 'good'.
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captainfeelgood.bsky.social
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Modern Space Opera only began to flourish after his death (maybe with the exception of Delany's Nova ).
At its best, it is a mixture of new wave, cyberpunk and traditional space opera.
I think Dick would have tempered his judgment somewhat
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janthie.bsky.social
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1 day ago
Yes, such a well-tempered man, our PK.
I think you're right though; it was just my silly brain envisioning Dick at the head of a temperance movement.
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Each love story can become a 'Stand by your man' or a 'Jane Eyre' or Rodin's 'Kiss'.
So a space opera could be great SF (though lots probably are more Dick-ish, so to speak).
Mind you, I think it's simply a matter of taste that decides what is 'good'.
At its best, it is a mixture of new wave, cyberpunk and traditional space opera.
I think Dick would have tempered his judgment somewhat
I think you're right though; it was just my silly brain envisioning Dick at the head of a temperance movement.