r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Alextral • 2d 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/DwarfCoins 2d ago

My point was the label doesn't really matter. Just enjoy what you enjoy.

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u/ButterscotchLow7330 2d ago

Sure, that's completely fine, but that doesn't actually have to do with the discussion about whether or not science fiction and fantasy should be grouped together. I think they should be cause if "Fantasy is a wizard and scifi is a guns." when you have books with both guns and wizards, you need a place to put them.

Especially since the farther along the genres get, the closer and closer authors are stepping to the line between them.

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u/DwarfCoins 2d ago

Fantasy started as a subgenre of sci-fi they're basically two sides of the same made up fiction coin. Whether a story is labeled as sci-fi or fantasy just comes down to the vibe. That’s why I joke that "fantasy is wizards and sci-fi is guns." Asking if a series with both wizards and guns is sci-fi or fantasy is a hollow question, because there aren’t any strict rules. Star wars is essentially a fantasy story with chosen heroes and magical powers. Yet it's labeled sci-fi because people just associate the aesthetic of space and laser blasters with sci-fi.

Unless you run a book store I don't see why any of this matters.

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u/ButterscotchLow7330 2d ago

While this is all true, I am on reddit. If I am not mad about something there isn't a point.