https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/04/the-powerful-pessimism-of-what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky/522687/

http://www.npr.org/2017/04/01/522284707/stories-of-parents-and-children-in-what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky

SIMON: Why do you think so many people are interested in post-apocalyptic worlds at this point?

ARIMAH: The idea of the sort of dystopias has been gaining interest for the last couple of years, and I think that at some point we all know deep down that we’re doomed. And so I think we’re just sort of imagining the futures that are coming.

SIMON: Oh, my, do you really think we’re all doomed?

ARIMAH: I do. I’m a bit of a pessimist. I do think that human nature has sort of proven time and time again that we will indulge our baser impulses. I feel like we are on a cycle. So we do well for a while and then things go downhill. We just sort of keep, you know, riding this merry go round, and so we’re doomed.

SIMON: Boy, I don’t think I’ve ever ended an interview like that before. But can we get through the weekend, do you think?

ARIMAH: (Laughter) I think we can. I certainly hope so.