I can't imagine what it would be like to grow up as a kid these days. I mean the 90s was kinda peak optimism in the mainstream and cynicism as the counter-culture, but cynicism was still the *counter-culture*.
But these days, cynicism is the default position. Even the last decade of Nintendo games (Zelda, Pokemon, Kirby, etc etc) have consistently had a major post-apocalyptic theme.
Christine Lemmer-Webber
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