Comments on: Optimism, Anyone?

By: gordsellar

gordsellar — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:57:39 +0000

Kwandongbrian,

Yeah, but the problem is, as Jetse says, that SF is not optimistic for your future. SF’s full of dark visions, and a much smaller number of optimistic views of the future, or how we’ll be dealing with the mounting crises that are growing more apparent with each passing year. You know, the kind of stories that could inspire new approaches to those problems? de Vries feels (probably quite correctly) that they’re not getting written, probably because dark visions are just easier.

Glad you liked my story! :) Thanks!

By: kwandongbrian

kwandongbrian — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:03:36 +0000

Off topic: I really enjoyed Dhuluma No More at Starship Sofa.

Um, I’m optimistic for the future of SF?

By: gordsellar

gordsellar — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:49:00 +0000

Okay, okay, tomorrow…

(The subtitle file took more work than I expected…)

By: gordsellar

gordsellar — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:09:07 +0000

Yeah, and kept putting it off. (I have 3 or 4 books to review, too.) Okay, this afternoon, beanbags… after I check the timings on a subtitle file for tonight’s class.

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:49:38 +0000

Speaking of those beanbag chairs, you said you were going to write a review of them…

By: gordsellar

gordsellar — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:51:09 +0000

Nah, soliciting it. :)

You can borrow some, if I can find my extra. I think it’s under my beanbag chair…

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:36:06 +0000

Oh, I thought you were handing out optimism… I was excited for a moment there.