What happens with Science Fiction?

there have always been a certain percentage of bad writers in the
genre, but until the internet came along, they had trouble getting
published. these days, almost anyone can self publish. that has
resulted in a lot of trash getting into the field that would once
have been rejected by the editors.

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Omar E. Vega"
>
> This issue has anything to do with space colonization, however I
> believe many in here got an oppinion about it.
>
> What do you think about SF Science Fiction. I mean, do you have the
> feeling Science Ficcion is not what it used to be?
>
> I believe in the past SF in the past was really a fiction based in
> scientifical facts. Today almost all science fiction is just
> childish fantasies.
>
> In the past one could "see the future" reading Science Fiction.
>
> Today, however, we just see the crap of bad writers and biological
> artificial realities, radioactive societies, drugs, guns and
torture.
>
> What happened? Why a bunch of people does not have a clue of
science
> hijacked our favorite fantasy readings? How we allowed to happen?
>
> I would like to hear your oppinions, even if is not related with
the