I don’t think people realize that we already did and it’s the zombie.
Zombies as the undead, decomposing, flesh eating, shambling horde we all know them as is only like 50 years old. The viral, running versions are only like 25 years old
I don't know how to explain this, but reading and writing becomes a lot more fun once you stop romanticising it. There is no need to create a mood, build a ritual, or make it seem unnecessarily aesthetic. You just do it and get on with your day, like you do everything else.
I say this with the absolute love & care for fandom, but I'm genuinely shocked at how this recent debacle has revealed just how tech illiterate a huge portion of fandom actually is.
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