you know how ppl wanted morgan freeman to narrate their life for a while? i think i want jeff goldblum to narrate mine just ‘she’s ahhhhh she’s kind of um she’s sitting there very quietly reading some uh ahahaha fanfiction and really, it’s great, it looks great, she’s feeling great i think she’s gonna uuhh scroll down a little bit more and see the hmm mmh yes action! ha, uh, yes.’
Of course, the real way to tell whether you’re in a Hard SF novel is if people keep providing you with unsolicited explanations of basic physics and everyday technology which you should, by rights, already know.
So every single woman is in a Hard SF novel is what you’re telling me
…You know, it’s occurred to me that this would actually be a very good way to do exposition in hard SF novels without needing anyone to break character.
The Man of the Future (1939) – A photo of the 21st century man published in the February 1, 1939 issue of Vogue magazine.
The man of the next century will revolt against shaving and wear a beautiful beard…His hat will be an antennae – snatching radio out of the ether. His socks disposable, his suit minus tie collar and buttons.
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