Ursula K Le Guin was kinda Woke
Le Guin is singular among the SF greats for making the leap to new generations, based only on her writing. And her TikTok fame.
So. Ursula K Le Guin was kinda Woke.
Which is also why she emerged as kinda the most famous of the great 20th century science fiction writers.
Kinda.
Fame over time means being adopted by new generations. The vast majority of science fiction writers won't make that leap.
So the huge names of the past Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke etc are dropping off the map.
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