I'm not usually one for sweeping critical theory takes on fictional tropes but I absolutely think zombie apocalypse shit largely exists to indulge fundamentally misanthropic urges (which can be tinged w racism and classism and fascism - just see shit tier survivalist literature)
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bunch a guys longing for an excuse to finally get to mow down a bunch of people they consider subhuman
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fun thought: if space shmup video games provided psychological framing for future drone operators, then zombie apoc video games provide psychological framing for future fortified enclave guards mowing down sick starving food rioters
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