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		sethammons 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reading Neuromancer for the first time in 2025 > The difference between science fiction and fantasy…is simply this, science fiction has rivets, fantasy has trees. -- Orson Scott Card There is hard and soft types that muddy the quote, but it largely stands.

KineticLensman 6 months ago [–]

Another definition that almost works is the distinction between Not-Yet-Possible and Never-Possible - although this may fail when things like Faster-Than-Light drives are considered.

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