Thread by @scalzi

Admiral Ackbar would warn you about this tweet

https://twitter.com/jamesdnicoll/status/1391140812696788996

(Pro tip: if someone asks you to recommend good, recent SF/F and you can't think of anything from the actual last decade, you should probably skip answering (and if you think there is nothing good in the actual last decade, you should also decline (because you're wrong)))

(This also works for any other genre and indeed any other creative medium)

(Finally, in case you're still fuzzy on this: The originating tweet is a commentary on certain SF/F fans recommending the same half-century old work regardless if the request is for something actually recent. Yes, it's a real thing that happens. Yes, it's mildly exasperating.)