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jliptzin
3003 days ago
Star Wars is not sci fi. It’s set in space and in a different time period, but has little to do with science, and much to do with fiction.
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gricardo99
3003 days ago
>in the far future
Ehm...
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
Couldn’t resist ;)
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jliptzin
3003 days ago
Ah you're right, updated. But whatever, point still stands, haha.
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stevula
3003 days ago
We still expect the people in the story to act plausibly based on the rules and conventions of their setting. Suspension of disbelief has its limits.
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asimpletune
3003 days ago
Exactly, it’s our age’s retelling of mythology.
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Ehm...
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
Couldn’t resist ;)