On science fiction and the future

Some notes from a larger talk, but here's one that stood out.

Science fiction is not about predicting the future, it is about looking at the concerns we have today and projecting them forward. Novels are empathy machines. You can really get into what the characters were feeling/experiencing and thereby share their concerns.
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