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Part 1/3 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy

What if…? † speculative evolution † escapism vs analogy † human nature † capitalist realism in science & fiction † termination

Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Ethan Whitman
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

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Part 1/3 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy

What if…? † speculative evolution † escapism vs analogy † human nature † capitalist realism in science & fiction † termination

Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Ethan Whitman
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Speculative fiction

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