You’re right, science fiction and reading for pleasure clearly have the developmental benefits.
I myself was an avid consumer of science fiction, but most of it was junk, especially the Hollywood sci-fi. A much more carefully selected diet of fiction would’ve greatly benefited my development.
It’s so much easier to design a nutritious fiction diet these days, thanks to:
rational fiction
post-cyberpunk science fiction
tools like TV Tropes that allow checking a work for harmful tropes beforehand
You’re right, science fiction and reading for pleasure clearly have the developmental benefits.
I myself was an avid consumer of science fiction, but most of it was junk, especially the Hollywood sci-fi. A much more carefully selected diet of fiction would’ve greatly benefited my development.
It’s so much easier to design a nutritious fiction diet these days, thanks to:
rational fiction
post-cyberpunk science fiction
tools like TV Tropes that allow checking a work for harmful tropes beforehand