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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s not really science fiction though.

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here's the thing about science fiction. It is just regular fiction set in the future.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Steampunk has entered the chat

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Steampunk is just science fiction set in the future of the past.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Steampunk is present day, but one where transistors were never invented. Meaning, computers don't exist. So everything is still analogue and runs mainly on steam.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What’s fictional about a suffering Irishman?

[–] TheMongoose@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Well since the Irish reunification of 2024... [the remainder of this post has been removed at the request of the British government]