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How science fiction can shape the future: Q and A with Kim Stanley Robinson (blogs.lse.ac.uk)

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Kim Stanley Robinson is regarded as one the greatest living writers of science fiction with more than 20 novels and many awards to his name. In this interview with Anna D’Alton (LSE Review of Books), he discusses the climate crisis, his political commitment to utopian fiction and art’s capacity for imagining alternative ways of living.

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[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Interesting sci-fi stories have the villains be defenders of the status quo, both fictional and real. For example, in New York 2140, KSR has the protagonists seeking to collapse global economy for various ends, including protecting and empowering climate refugees.