1:26 AM
Brush up your current sf literary theory! Start quoting it now (*)!

First, the Mundane Manifesto:

"The Mundanes recognize that interstellar travel remains unlikely. Warp drives, worm holes, and other forms of faster-than-light magic are wish fulfillment fantasies rather than serious speculation about a possible future. That magic interstellar travel can lead to an illusion of a universe abundant with worlds as hospitable to life as this Earth. This is also unlikely. That this dream of abundance can encourage a wasteful attitude to the abundance that is here on Earth.

In response last week came the Infernokrusher Movement:

I blew up the plums
that were in the icebox
and which you were probably saving for breakfast
forgive me
I like fire

Which is blossoming nicely with the speed of a roiling mushroom cloud, via "Molotovs At Dawn: An Infernokrusher Response To The Mundane Manifesto":

"We laugh maniacally in the face of serious speculation. We will have warp drives... on our MONSTER TRUCKS! We will have worm holes... and bullet holes, and drill holes, and holes punched through the very fabric of the spacetime continuum by the giant fist of MECHAGODZILLA! These are not wish fulfillment fantasies. These are metaphors for the destruction that is an integral part of every possible future. And more importantly, they're fun."

Do I have to pick? Can I have 'self-respect' on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and 'fun' on three-day weekends and Tuesday?