The Impoverished World Of Sci-Fi
Why reality is always so much more interesting than fiction
7 min readOct 7, 2021
I first encountered science fiction at the age of almost-twelve, after leaving Africa for a damp stay in Britain. At that time the UK was transitioning from monochrome television broadcasts to color and due to a lack of domestic programming was enthusiastically buying the rights to show US TV shows. With…