r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Alextral • 1d ago

I really hate this

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Fantasy and science fiction being cramped in the same section, which is already so small :(

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u/PlagiT 1d ago

That's exactly the "fiction" in science fiction. It's not explained, they never went in-depth into it, but the whole universe is highly technologically advanced with interplanetary travel. The force is a big story point to be sure, but the whole world of star wars is mostly based around these technologically advanced weapons, starships and other stuff with the force being just a single factor.

I guess one could argue that the force is a really big factor in the story, but personally I'd say sci-fi / fantasy should be classified based on the universe and its world building rather than the story itself.

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u/clumsydope 1d ago

Because it Soft SF, deeper explanation would be brought up in Hard SF. The vaguer it is the closer to fantasy. It certainly a spectrum and drawing a line is difficult but not impossible