>>11181797Sci-fi is ultimately a means of escape for atomized young men from their abject and lonely lives
What type of person pores over the autistic minutia of characters and far-away worlds that never existed? What type of person finds children's "pew pew" films to be thought-provoking? What type of person fundamentally defines themselves in terms of what they consume? Can such a person ever be satisfied with their lives?
I am not saying everyone who enjoys the odd book, or the odd film, or did so as a child is profoundly damaged, but I do think at a certain age, at a certain level of engagement, something is very wrong.
The general public sometimes gets the false impression that "geeking out" about science/math is basically the same as "geeking out" about sci-fi. The difference is that a) sci-fi is fundamentally a consumptive act, science/ math, at its peak, are about production b) as a form of media, sci-fi is designed to be intellectually accessible to the average person, sci/math are obviously not. It is a lot easier to consume than to produce, which is why so many do
No great scientist will ever care about this shit past the age of 12
