>>107669907That's a tough one. See, I have a bit of the 'tism (not diagnosed or whatever, just memeing), and I can enjoy only things I can assume will or do exist in reality. So generally, I enjoy Sci-Fi, because I have the mindset of "if I study enough I'll be able to create an Iron Man suit", regardless of the fact that most Sci-Fi is completely unrealistic. By the same line of thinking, I can enjoy dramas, thrillers, everything rooted in reality. Anyway, that's one side of my opinion, and why I lean towards Science/Sci-Fi.
On the other hand, because of this mindset, sometimes I think "well, since I'm basically Iron Man already, reading his books makes no sense, since his reality is the same as this Fiction", which makes me see Sci-Fi, on a low level anyhow, a bit "boring". Kinda like recycling the things I can, theoretically, live through. I know it makes no sense, but the gist of it is that I self insert as the Sci-Fi character on such a level where I start to wonder what he, living in such a Sci-Fi world, would enjoy in Fiction. Does it make any sense now?
Due to that second point, I'm drawn to "magic" sometimes as the "alternative". One other reason for that is because I sometimes find Sci-Fi too "sterile". More often than not it's meant to be taken at face value, and it misses a whole lot of themes I enjoy. However, I cannot get into Fantasy because Elves and Dwarves do not exist, and this activates my autism. I cannot get into Horror, because I don't like mere depression or scariness. So even when I try to get into magic, I'm mostly in it for the "wonder" of it. The faith-based systems, the tales of honor and whatnot.
Basically my problem is that I cannot choose. Most of the time, Sci-Fi deals with few themes and is sterilized, while Magic is boring because it has little to no themes. I'm basically in the "dreamer sci-fi" and "advanced science = magic" type, if I had to summarize, but I lean towards "science", were I forced to chose.
