Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues already proved that post-apoc can be hillarious. But Iâll look into this.
I couldnât help but notice how in just a few hour time span there are two posts on boingboing on âpost-apocalypseâ. And, felt a little strange that I could immediately point out, "No, this is not the only comedic approach to the post-apocalyptic scene, but I am eagerly awaiting Marchâs âlast man aliveâ show starring the actor from macgruberâŚâ
Granted, a bit weird for me to go âwhy is western culture always so focused on post-apocalypseâ, as every time I do, I end up also not thinking about the âwhyâ. Not too much unlike how we - as human beings - often tend to not think of death, directly, I suppose.
A bit bizarrely reminded of how this wasnât so much a thing pre-70s, though I then am reminded of the Doors âThe Endâ (which Jim, in characteristic cagey manner claimed once was just about a breakup with a girlfriend when he did ever talk about it)âŚ
I wanted to say the precusor to Legend, forget the title of it, but then was reminded, that was a 70s movie, too.
I wonder if people donât have as some sort of death replacement therapy the fantasy of being lone survivors empowered by the death of the world at large? Or maybe a facet of a love-hate relationship people have with the world at large?
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