![<description><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">We deploy Critical Harvest Theory in this episode, when we ask:</p> <p>What happens when we don't look critically at escapist fantasies? We then try to answer this question by looking at two video games: Stardew Valley (2015) and Citizen Sleeper (2022 & 2025)</p> <p>Going into the ways of how these games create their realities and end up surviving in or attempting to sideline capitalism, which will surely go well, right? Right? That, and more, in this episode about capital, land, time and space!</p> <p>Enjoy!</p> <p> </p> <p>If you can and are interested in early episodes and our bonus content, soon to be plenty more, check out our Patreon!<br /> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/leftpage" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/leftpage </a></p> <p>Also! If you're not there already, feel free to join our Discord!<br /> <a href="https://discord.gg/J2wgG3yrPN" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://discord.gg/J2wgG3yrPN</a></p> <p>Outro Music: Don't Leave! · El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. From the Album: Zareef ℗ 2006 El-Funoun</p></description>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/cf/62/71/cf627150-a361-1344-e055-d7306d2e1b7f/mza_10146361427516721603.jpeg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
The Left Page
Frank and Leon
What Escapism Has Sown
APR 13, 202669 MIN
What Escapism Has Sown
APR 13, 202669 MIN
Description
We deploy Critical Harvest Theory in this episode, when we ask: What happens when we don't look critically at escapist fantasies? We then try to answer this question by looking at two video games: Stardew Valley (2015) and Citizen Sleeper (2022 & 2025) Going into the ways of how these games create their realities and end up surviving in or attempting to sideline capitalism, which will surely go well, right? Right? That, and more, in this episode about capital, land, time and space! Enjoy! If you can and are interested in early episodes and our bonus content, soon to be plenty more, check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftpage Also! If you're not there already, feel free to join our Discord! https://discord.gg/J2wgG3yrPN Outro Music: Don't Leave! · El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. From the Album: Zareef ℗ 2006 El-Funoun