: Re: Sci-fi change: Too much or Not enough I am in the process of editing a short story. It is science fiction of the "if this goes on" kind: I take a social trend I see, and paint its event

@Hamaas631

It simply depends whether you want to publish for the market or write real literature.

For good- or best-selling: Keep it simple and stupid.
For real literature, don’t be afraid of the extremes!

Remind the great Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt. He explained (my wording): The classical Greek tragedy involves well meaning heroes fighting for the good of man – all in vain. The human-like Gods (today we interpret them as the inescapable fate) are playing their own games. Watching these dramas from a higher vantage point, we understand the comical situation these heroes are struggling in. So every drama is a tragicomedy!

And no drama is thought to the end before the worst of all outcomes has been found.
Believe me, Dürrenmatt was not a cynic. He was a real philosopher.

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