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Sturgeon's law

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Sturgeon's law (or Sturgeon's revelation) is an adage stating "ninety percent of everything is crap". It was coined by Theodore Sturgeon, an American science fiction author and critic, and was inspired by his observation that, while science fiction was often derided for its low quality by critics, most work in other fields was low-quality too, and so science fiction was no different.

Sturgeon's law - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adage stating that "ninety percent of everything is crap" The cover of the September 1957 issue of Venture Science Fiction where Sturgeon first wrote, " ninety-percent of everything is crud ." [ 1 ] Sturgeon's law states, "Ninety percent of everything is crap". The adage was coined by American science fiction author and critic Theodore Sturgeon while defending the merits of the genre. Sturgeon observed that most works in any field were low quality. Therefore, science fiction was not uniquely inferior. Hist

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