{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Matt (zeldatra)'s status on Thursday, 01-Oct-20 09:02:09 UTC","author_name":"Matt (zeldatra)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/zeldatra","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/5475203","html":"It feels like a missed opportunity because SF is supposed to take place in \u201cour world\u201d, as much as a show about talking animals can. That\u2019s sort of been my MO since around 2015 or so, that these stories aren\u2019t rooted very much in the extraordinary or the supernatural and that the issues the characters face are (exaggerated) reflections of real issues we face as a species. MLB 2 is about depression and how your friends can help (or harm) you along that path. The Twin Souls is also about depression, \u201cstand your ground\u201d theories, political polarization, spiritual guidance, and suicidal ideation, set against the backdrop of the at-the-time relevant Syrian refugee crisis and the 2016 election. Swole Foods is about depression again (surprise surprise) but also just about living in modern America as a Gen Z-er, and I feel like by ignoring Covid in these episodes I\u2019m straying from that premise a bit."}