Cartoonist. Adult Teenage Dirtbag 🌱 Friend of shrimp 🦐 She/her 🏳️‍🌈 Ⓥ Philadelphia Making a GN, LAST SHIP TO MARS (Henry Holt, 2026) 💌 Samantha.benc@gmail.com Rep'd by @draper-claire.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nonvieta.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nonvieta.bsky.social/post/3mvqgdpdgcs26I think if there’s one distant goal of my body of work that I hope to one day achieve, it’s to make people less numb about extinction. We’re so very very numb to it, (being a now-common occurrence) in a way that is both a societal detriment, and an individual spiritual and emotional failure.17 Sep 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:wtnykffkp52djnk4drmap6rs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqgdpdgcs26https://bsky.app/profile/nonvieta.bsky.social/post/3mvqe2kbafs26Tbh they could make THE most revolutionary games imaginable, that’s NOT the beef. The point people on the right miss is it’s not just about performing the right kind of fiction, but who, in the REAL world is materially benefitting from these products. And in this case, I think I’ll pass. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:wtnykffkp52djnk4drmap6rs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqe2kbafs26https://bsky.app/profile/nonvieta.bsky.social/post/3mvaynca6222iAnnoying how in the modern world we’ve shackled the idea of technologic and scientific progress to economy, something you can cultivate with nothing but dollars, when historically many of our greatest discoveries were driven by people with VERY intense interest in their hobbies11 Sep 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:wtnykffkp52djnk4drmap6rs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaynca6222i