joshua schachter(@joshu):@zooko i think about the “handwaving quotient” of a given story. how much handwaving is necessary to believe this story. interstellar space ships -> quite a lot. plenty of properly scifi stories can happen right now with zero handwaving. this used to be called future shock

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2026.09.11 18:56

@zooko i think about the “handwaving quotient” of a given story. how much handwaving is necessary to believe this story. interstellar space ships -> quite a lot. plenty of properly scifi stories can happen right now with zero handwaving. this used to be called future shock