I was walking around for a week or so trying to remember not to talk about it. And, you know, keeping good news to yourself isn't always easy. |
The social context of the UK is more open to the future, the old pessimism has been scrubbed and there's a view that you can engage with the future again. There is quite a lot of optimism in British science fiction, much less of the sackcloth and ashes and 'we're all going to die' attitude that it used to have, whereas the Americans have become more entrenched and fearful since 2001. |
We're a bit more upbeat and there's an openness about there being a future for us, |
You'll still get guys with an array of badges to demonstrate their importance, but that just excludes people. I think fandom is more inclusive now. |