we need more optimism in sci-fi, not just dystopia

The Rundown

andy weir is basically saying the entire YA market is stuck in the 'bleak future' era and that's giving him a major side eye. he thinks we've forgotten that progress is the vibe and that the future is probs better than the past, ngl. he's basically just begging for more books that end with like, actually hopeful endings instead of just endless doom.