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"A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam." - which books do you think best manage to do this? (lemmy.world)
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I posted this on Reddit a while ago and it sparked some really good discussion and recommendations.

I really like The Expanse - as it doesn't just discuss the attempted terraforming of Mars and the colonisation of the Main Asteroid Belt but also

spoilerthe way that these communities decline when abundant habitable planets are discovered, where life is much easier.

So yeah, what are your best examples?

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

Why does it say 4 comments but I only see two at the moment?

Also related which books have less extreme future scenarios?

For example I liked some of Cory Doctorow's books, even though they're YA books and not great necessarily, because they weren't as extreme as 1984 or Brave New World so a bit more believable. The Expanse is alright for this too aside from all the aliens stuff.

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember one of his that included people tossing Barbie-doll heads into shredders to then use the plastic for 3D printers, but for the life of me I can't remember what book that was or what it was actually about.

[–] PhilWheat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That sounds like Makers but I don't remember that specifically.