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"When I was creating the futuristic world of Zeroboxer, I thought about what kind of future I wanted to portray. More accurately—what kind of future would be plausible. Because any plausible future that extrapolates from our society today would be a diverse one." –Fonda Lee
I'm digging all of this author's points about diversity in science fiction. Check it --> Envisioning a Diverse Science Fiction Future
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