How to write pulp fiction that celebrates humanity's essential goodness
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2VTWE)
My latest Locus column is "Be the First One to Not Do Something that No One Else Has Ever Not Thought of Doing Before," and it's about science fiction's addiction to certain harmful fallacies, like the idea that you can sideline the actual capabilities and constraints of computers in order to advance the plot of a thriller. (more")