In addition to perhaps science fiction being used for entertainment, I think that people utilize fiction genres to divulge classified secrets so they aren’t prosecuted for giving away secrets. If I'm not mistaken. The comic Captain America started back nearly a century ago in a time when the Dupont company CEO was giving public speeches about super soldier chemical enhancement. In this case there's some public acknowledgement of a technology, but I believe that DC Marvel Starwars. Lord of the Rings (with the elves mind invasions) and more like Avatar.. as small examples are examples of divulging classified secrets in a medium where people are protected. I think that its ok'd because it functions as a way to communicate to different audiences, to those in the know it is like a wink, for those ignorant it is a way to keep them believing it is fictional. It couuld also function as a way to inform people in the know or like for the other audience muddy the waters.
Of course theres other moral messaging which I have touched upon in another post.
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