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Sep 2023
21m 18s

Clippo!

Starglow Media / Wondery
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Today's story is inspired by the philosophy of Nick Bostrom. Follow along as Nick the inventor learns an important lesson about the responsibility of inventing something new, and unintended consequences. Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant fi ... Show More
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