@sqrtminusone nevertheless, if we change dawn of the renaissance to (a bit ironically!) dawn of the Atomic Age, i think the proposition holds pretty well. science fiction used to predominantly describe the contours, conundra, and paradoxes of world we could recognize as "more advanced" even if we could entertain questions of what was lost along with what was gained. 1984-style dystopias, cyberpunk, were smaller subgenres, minority reports if you will. 3/