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Should a science fiction that wants to stand the test of time go into detailed daily life of the city it is set on, with all it's modern references that might become outdated? An example would be ...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T02:03:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/4449 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Vic Goldfeld
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2019-12-08T02:03:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
Should a science fiction that wants to stand the test of time go into detailed daily life of the city it is set on, with all it's modern references that might become outdated? An example would be a group of university students that later find themselves trapped in another planet through whatever plot events. Should the life of the students in their local reality, in their particular real-world existing university and city, with the socializing and the partying involved, be narrated for atmosphere and background, or would that get in the way of the story being timeless? This supposes the author lives in that reality and is able to give an accurate insider's rich picture of it. How much of it is relevant to a broader topic of science fiction? I'm looking for this compromise.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2011-11-16T16:15:03Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 5