Sci-Fi Dismissals
Commenters repeatedly characterize ideas, predictions, or arguments as science fiction or fantasy, dismissing them as unrealistic or speculative rather than grounded in reality.
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Sounds like they're writing science fiction then.
Agreed, this reads like science fiction more than reality.
They call this Fantasy? Looks more Sci-Fi to me.
but where's the scifi-ness fun of that?
This reads more like sci-fi fantasy than a typical comment on hackers news.
It's called science fiction for a reason ;)
Yeah that’s more of a sci-fi plot than an argument.
Your favorite sci-fi plot is not a realistic prediction of the future.
There's the makings of a science fiction novel in there, somewhere.
Ignoring the "science" in Science Fiction there