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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"It's easier to say "you can't do that, magic doesn't work that way" than to say the same for tech. Especially in an infinite universe with possible aliens. Fantasy doesn't have to be, but usually is, more limited in scope. If I read "an orcish war machine" I have a rough idea of what sort of thing it is and its capabilities that "an Arquellian battle cruiser" doesn't give me. It absolutely comes down to the writing in the end, but the setting helps a bunch.
yeah the setting can help build up a understanding of the SF technology might work and would be kinda required for people lloking to do so,
the "its magic" pill is indeed a lot easier to swallow and produce