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Q&A Portraying life in a current milieu for science fiction that wants to be timeless

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test of time go into detailed daily life of the city it is set on, with all it's modern references that might become outdated?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 ...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Vic Goldfeld‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:03:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/4449
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Vic Goldfeld‭ · 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test of time go into detailed daily life of the city it is set on, with all it's modern references that might become outdated?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 by user avatar System‭ · 2011-11-16T16:15:03Z (almost 13 years ago)
Original score: 5