The original version of this essay appeared on the now defunct Area of Effect website. I’m very grateful to my friends Kyle and Allison at Mythos & Ink Publishing for permission to reproduce this expanded audio version and for including that classic version in their upcoming book, Always Look Up (and Other Wisdom I Learned from Geek Culture that Changed My Life) — Area of Effect, Vol. 2 (coming Oct 2020). They have a number of titles worth checking out.


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