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- Le Guin rejects the claim that her science fiction avoids technology because she writes 'soft' SF.
- She argues that all genuine science fiction inherently includes technology, even if focused on minds, societies, or cultures.
- Technology is defined as 'the active human interface with the material world,' encompassing basic tools and systems, not just advanced gadgets.
- The word 'technology' is often misused to only refer to complex, recent innovations, while ignoring simpler but equally technological objects like matches or paper.