Zombies and superheroes have become pervasive in entertainment and mythology because they are cultural expressions of a sense that people are stuck, unable to act with full agency, reflecting the existential sense that civilization is in crisis or collapse.

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Speaker

John Vervaeke

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these mythological forms i'm going to argue are expressions of a cultural sense a sense that we're stuck somehow

Source

Ep. 1 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - IntroductionJohn Vervaeke’s Lectern
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:54:11 AM

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