Had an interesting debate (if you want to call it that) via email with Zendexor of the Solar System Heritage website, a site devoted to "Old Solar System" literature (think canal-building sentients on Mars and lush jungles on Venus, surely a fun setting for short stories and novels, even if our understanding of the real-world solar system no longer can support such tales as anything other than fantasy).
The debate: should those who would write OSS stories today seek to incorporate not only the early 20th century's scientific understanding of the solar system, but also incorporate early 20th century values and cultural assumptions in their tales as well? The two answers to that question, yes or no, Zendexor has termed (respectively) the NOSS-R (for Neo-Old Solar System, Reactionary), and NOSS-T (for Neo-Old Solar System, Trendy). Which is preferable to readers and authors? Which would you prefer to read (or write)? Should a middle ground be sought?
Zendexor posted the debate online and a couple of other OSS authors weighed in with their thoughts as well. The debate is posted here.
SSH doesn't have comments turned on for most pages on the site, but anyone wanting to discuss this burning question further may comment here.
The debate: should those who would write OSS stories today seek to incorporate not only the early 20th century's scientific understanding of the solar system, but also incorporate early 20th century values and cultural assumptions in their tales as well? The two answers to that question, yes or no, Zendexor has termed (respectively) the NOSS-R (for Neo-Old Solar System, Reactionary), and NOSS-T (for Neo-Old Solar System, Trendy). Which is preferable to readers and authors? Which would you prefer to read (or write)? Should a middle ground be sought?
Zendexor posted the debate online and a couple of other OSS authors weighed in with their thoughts as well. The debate is posted here.
SSH doesn't have comments turned on for most pages on the site, but anyone wanting to discuss this burning question further may comment here.
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