Why so much of it sucks: a unified theory

Commented at Holly's blog and on Judith Berman's LiveJournal on the subject of why a lot of SF (and literature) is unsatisfying, of late...

Yes, you can comment, if you wish, that for a guy who's published precious little fiction (and, actually, hasn't even been reading that much) lately, I've got a lot of opinions.

Yes, you can. But I'll delete it.

Kidding. Mostly.