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Hard Sci Fi (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone argue that Star Trek is a hard sci-fi.

It deals with technology and its repercussions, is using the future and technological advancement to examine human behaviour.

There's not so many laser sword battles.

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago*

    That's a decent definition of SF, but "hard" SF means that the technology, science, and logic are accurate based on our understanding of those things. Star Trek doesn't really worry about those things, which is fine, but it's not hard SF.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Hard sci-fi: The Expanse, Project Hail Mary; no FTL travel, and physics works mostly as we understand it.

    Science Fantasy: Star Wars; space wizards.

    Star Trek is neither of these.

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