What a Novel About an AI Documenting the Last Human Says About Our Real Dystopia
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Exploring Despair and Grief in Fiction
The speaker discusses the purpose of despair in fiction and the importance of exploring emotions like grief. They reflect on why post-apocalyptic fiction often avoids despair to provide a sense of comfort, but they choose to be more honest in their writing.
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