this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2023
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That’s not really science fiction though.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Here's the thing about science fiction. It is just regular fiction set in the future.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Steampunk has entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Steampunk is just science fiction set in the future of the past.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Steampunk is present day, but one where transistors were never invented. Meaning, computers don't exist. So everything is still analogue and runs mainly on steam.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What’s fictional about a suffering Irishman?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Well since the Irish reunification of 2024... [the remainder of this post has been removed at the request of the British government]