Science Fiction Used to be Fun

Science Fiction used to have some fun incorporated into it. Sure, not all (or even most) stories were uplifting, but many were. Flying cars, Recreational Star-vehicles, happy robots.

But Science Fiction has moved to a dark place. Dystopias full of angst-y teens. Killer Robots, killer zombies, killer Artificial Intelligence,  bad Keanu Reeves movies.

 
Why, you ask. Presumably the money is good. 

Oh yeah, why is SyFy so downbeat now a days. Here is why I think it is. Tech is too complicated to understand. We depend on it like the ancient peasants depended on God. When it is good it increases wealth, food and opportunities. When it is bad, it causes famine, war and frustration.

Almost now one understand enough to make uplifting Science Fiction. And those that do, often drift into the weeds of the technology. If you want generally uplifting Science Fiction try Jack McDevit or Kim Stanley Robinson.

And avoid 75% of Keanu Reeves movies. But those 25% ...