I think being irritated by unsupportable, "public" criticism of Fantasy and Science Fiction is a good thing.
The dork in question (DiQ) may not be one of your paying customers, but has claimed a role where he could influence, in some small way, those who might become your paying customers. Seems to me he's trying to poison the stream where you're fishing.
I admit that I'm a PKD fan and have been since reading The Man In The High Castle -- when it was new. I'm irritated because: - enough people acting like DiQ could reduce the number of readers for inventive, idea-based SF, - which could be noticed by publishers/editors, - who might buy fewer books of that type, - leaving me with less choice/opportunity to read the kind of things I like.
It's a selfish perspective, but it makes sense...to me. :-)
(I wonder what a response to DiQ by Tim Powers would be like.)
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Date: 2004-08-19 01:41 pm (UTC)The dork in question (DiQ) may not be one of your paying customers, but has claimed a role where he could influence, in some small way, those who might become your paying customers. Seems to me he's trying to poison the stream where you're fishing.
I admit that I'm a PKD fan and have been since reading The Man In The High Castle -- when it was new.
I'm irritated because:
- enough people acting like DiQ could reduce the number of readers for inventive, idea-based SF,
- which could be noticed by publishers/editors,
- who might buy fewer books of that type,
- leaving me with less choice/opportunity to read the kind of things I like.
It's a selfish perspective, but it makes sense...to me. :-)
(I wonder what a response to DiQ by Tim Powers would be like.)