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Evolution is one of the most useful lies sci-fi ever inherited. Not “lie” like it’s fake, evolution’s real, but the story we keep telling about it, like it’s a staircase where time automatically turns “primitive” into “advanced,” and the future is just the present with better posture and nicer lighting.
Sci-fi is obsessed with that staircase, and it’s obsessed with breaking it. Because “evolution” is the perfect narrative cheat code, it lets writers change anything and still make it feel inevitable, grounded, and kind of responsible, whether that means new bodies, new minds, new societies, or something that used to be human but isn’t anymore.
And the reason it hits so hard is that evolution isn’t a moral story, it’s a process. Sci-fi uses it like a flashlight on our assumptions and asks, which parts of “human” are permanent, and which are just temporary advantages? This video is a compilation of some of my other videos on evolution in science fiction, in all its beautiful and horrifying forms. Let’s get into it.
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5:07: Blindsight
13:00: Xenogenesis
20:31: Children of Time
42:52: Low
51:05: Cage of Souls
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Buy "The Book: The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization" with 10% off with promocode QUINN10 👉 mdsh.io/quinn
Evolution is one of the most useful lies sci-fi ever inherited. Not “lie” like it’s fake, evolution’s real, but the story we keep telling about it, like it’s a staircase where time automatically turns “primitive” into “advanced,” and the future is just the present with better posture and nicer lighting.
Sci-fi is obsessed with that staircase, and it’s obsessed with breaking it. Because “evolution” is the perfect narrative cheat code, it lets writers change anything and still make it feel inevitable, grounded, and kind of responsible, whether that means new bodies, new minds, new societies, or something that used to be human but isn’t anymore.
And the reason it hits so hard is that evolution isn’t a moral story, it’s a process. Sci-fi uses it like a flashlight on our assumptions and asks, which parts of “human” are permanent, and which are just temporary advantages? This video is a compilation of some of my other videos on evolution in science fiction, in all its beautiful and horrifying forms. Let’s get into it.
#thebook #hungrymindsbooks #howtorebuildcivilization #hungryminds @hungrymindsart
5:07: Blindsight
13:00: Xenogenesis
20:31: Children of Time
42:52: Low
51:05: Cage of Souls
👽 Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon: patreon.com/ideasoficeandfire
or PAYPAL - paypal.me/QuinnsIdeas?locale.x=en_US
🎨 Art: docs.google.com/document/d/18WsPVozbDnnLI4ifVuGiTPTOfgp0eifVGhJaBEuZx6g/edit?usp=drivesdk
🎵 Music: youtube.com/@JamezDahlMusic
📚 Get These Books! Affiliate link*
amzn.to/3AQ0aSs
Quinn's Discord: discord.gg/uGx4WsjVCZ
FOLLOW QUINN ON TWITTER: Twitter: twitter.com/IDEASOFICE_FIRE
I NOW HAVE A SUBREDDIT: reddit.com/r/IdeasofIceandFire
Quinn's New Graphic Novel: quinnhoward.net/theliebehindthestar
Buy Quinn's Comic Books: quinnhoward.net/shop
Quinn's Website: quinnhoward.net
Like me on Facebook!: facebook.com/IOIAF
🎥 Mentioned Videos
🎬 Other Playlist
Three-Body Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRXGGVBzHLUfIzEhovpQJ2ENiNvJoOD2A
H.P. Lovecraft Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRXGGVBzHLUcMoc_ZljrDbgrRi3x_CLYD
Hyperion Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRXGGVBzHLUfgKLf-CBr5VCC2xM0qX8Xh
Dune Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRXGGVBzHLUdsgN_vFaZmfjc6bXxPqajV
Foundation Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRXGGVBzHLUeQMsBkZJ72aIIG8nR-No6J
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