Some ideas for science fiction in the 2020s - by Noah Smith
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The future ain't what it used to be.
Yes, OK, I know this is supposed to be an economics blog, where I explain things like banking crises and interest rates and whatnot. But this week for some reason I’m just in a mood to blog about futurism and technology. So here’s one more of those. As you all know, I’m a big sci-fi fan. In recent years, I’ve felt that near-future sci-fi visions have gotten a bit stale — either recycling old cyberpunk tropes, sinking into eco-doomerism, or chasing the market with YA fluff. That’s fine — tropes and fluff are fun, and writers have to write what readers want to read. But I’m a bit nostalgic…
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