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