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Little Monday Presents: Baldur's Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity.
Society & Culture Podcast · Series · Would you become a monster if it would save the world?
That is the central conflict of Baldur's Gate 3, a three-act epic fantasy that continues the story of the c...
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“Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity”
Would you become a monster if it would save the world?
The audio series and essay are now complete.
The essay is available on Medium @littlemonday
Would you become a monster if it would save the world?
The audio series and essay are now complete.
The essay is available on Medium @littlemonday
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
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Tesla’s Robotaxi is crashing roughly once every 40,000 miles so far in Austin, and that's with a human safety supervisor in vehicle.
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
Tesla reports another Robotaxi crash, even with supervisor as it moves to remove them
Tesla has reported yet another crash involving its Robotaxi fleet in Austin to the NHTSA. The new data keeps the...
electrek.co
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Tesla’s Robotaxi is crashing roughly once every 40,000 miles so far in Austin, and that's with a human safety supervisor in vehicle.
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
Now that the rose tinted glasses are finally coming off I feel more comfortable saying there have been cracks for a while in Larian’s image as a progressive forward thinking company.
I wrote about queerness and monstrosity in BG3, and it’s more reactionary than you might think.
I wrote about queerness and monstrosity in BG3, and it’s more reactionary than you might think.
Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity
Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?
medium.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Now that the rose tinted glasses are finally coming off I feel more comfortable saying there have been cracks for a while in Larian’s image as a progressive forward thinking company.
I wrote about queerness and monstrosity in BG3, and it’s more reactionary than you might think.
I wrote about queerness and monstrosity in BG3, and it’s more reactionary than you might think.
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the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life
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Using gen ai for text and asset placeholders is not solving a problem; games have been made for decades with regular placeholders. studios using AI this way are just testing the water to see what more they can get away with - which will inevitably mean laying off skilled workers, to make worse games
December 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Using gen ai for text and asset placeholders is not solving a problem; games have been made for decades with regular placeholders. studios using AI this way are just testing the water to see what more they can get away with - which will inevitably mean laying off skilled workers, to make worse games
Larian lost a lot of good will today but there have been issues simmering for a while I think, especially with some of their writing. If you’re interested in illithids and the Emperor (or on the fence about them) I do a thorough analysis of Larian’s writing around BG3’s central theme of monstrosity.
I take a deep look at the Emperor and monstrosity in Baldur’s Gate 3, and I do so with a little help from one of the greatest monsters in fiction: Frankenstein’s creation.
This is also available as an audio series on Apple Podcasts. Link in 🧵
#bg3 #emperor #frankenstein #baldursgate3 #larian
This is also available as an audio series on Apple Podcasts. Link in 🧵
#bg3 #emperor #frankenstein #baldursgate3 #larian
Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity
Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?
medium.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Larian lost a lot of good will today but there have been issues simmering for a while I think, especially with some of their writing. If you’re interested in illithids and the Emperor (or on the fence about them) I do a thorough analysis of Larian’s writing around BG3’s central theme of monstrosity.
Cheers! Celebrating finishing my Emperor project.
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Cheers! Celebrating finishing my Emperor project.
I take a deep look at the Emperor and monstrosity in Baldur’s Gate 3, and I do so with a little help from one of the greatest monsters in fiction: Frankenstein’s creation.
This is also available as an audio series on Apple Podcasts. Link in 🧵
#bg3 #emperor #frankenstein #baldursgate3 #larian
This is also available as an audio series on Apple Podcasts. Link in 🧵
#bg3 #emperor #frankenstein #baldursgate3 #larian
Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity
Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?
medium.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I take a deep look at the Emperor and monstrosity in Baldur’s Gate 3, and I do so with a little help from one of the greatest monsters in fiction: Frankenstein’s creation.
This is also available as an audio series on Apple Podcasts. Link in 🧵
#bg3 #emperor #frankenstein #baldursgate3 #larian
This is also available as an audio series on Apple Podcasts. Link in 🧵
#bg3 #emperor #frankenstein #baldursgate3 #larian
“Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity”
Would you become a monster if it would save the world?
The audio series and essay are now complete.
The essay is available on Medium @littlemonday
Would you become a monster if it would save the world?
The audio series and essay are now complete.
The essay is available on Medium @littlemonday
Little Monday Presents: Baldur's Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity.
Society & Culture Podcast · Series · Would you become a monster if it would save the world?
That is the central conflict of Baldur's Gate 3, a three-act epic fantasy that continues the story of the c...
podcasts.apple.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity”
Would you become a monster if it would save the world?
The audio series and essay are now complete.
The essay is available on Medium @littlemonday
Would you become a monster if it would save the world?
The audio series and essay are now complete.
The essay is available on Medium @littlemonday
“Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity” is now available as a written essay on Medium.
#bg3 #baldursgate3
#bg3 #baldursgate3
Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity
Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?
medium.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity” is now available as a written essay on Medium.
#bg3 #baldursgate3
#bg3 #baldursgate3
The final two episodes are out now on Apple Podcasts!
Part 5 - Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?
And…
Conclusion - The Battle of Purposes
#baldursgate3 #bg3 #podcast #frankenstein
Part 5 - Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?
And…
Conclusion - The Battle of Purposes
#baldursgate3 #bg3 #podcast #frankenstein
Part 5 – Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?
Podcast Episode · Little Monday Presents: Baldur's Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity. · S1 E6 · 35m
podcasts.apple.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The final two episodes are out now on Apple Podcasts!
Part 5 - Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?
And…
Conclusion - The Battle of Purposes
#baldursgate3 #bg3 #podcast #frankenstein
Part 5 - Would You Become a Monster if it Would Save the World?
And…
Conclusion - The Battle of Purposes
#baldursgate3 #bg3 #podcast #frankenstein
Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity
Part 3 is out! It’s the longest episode of the series, and the episode where we connect the dots of the Emperor’s monstrosity. I hope you enjoy!
#bg3 #baldursgate3 #frankenstein
Part 3 is out! It’s the longest episode of the series, and the episode where we connect the dots of the Emperor’s monstrosity. I hope you enjoy!
#bg3 #baldursgate3 #frankenstein
Part 3 – Paranoia & Queer Gothic Recognition
Podcast Episode · Little Monday Presents: Baldur's Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity. · S1 E4 · 1h 18m
podcasts.apple.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Baldur’s Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity
Part 3 is out! It’s the longest episode of the series, and the episode where we connect the dots of the Emperor’s monstrosity. I hope you enjoy!
#bg3 #baldursgate3 #frankenstein
Part 3 is out! It’s the longest episode of the series, and the episode where we connect the dots of the Emperor’s monstrosity. I hope you enjoy!
#bg3 #baldursgate3 #frankenstein
"Monstrosity Always Unites Monstrous Form With Monstrous Meaning" - Jack Halberstam
Part 1 is out on Apple Podcasts.
#bg3 #frankenstein #podcast
Part 1 is out on Apple Podcasts.
#bg3 #frankenstein #podcast
Part 1 –
Podcast Episode · Little Monday Presents: Baldur's Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity. · S1 E2 · 24m
podcasts.apple.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Monstrosity Always Unites Monstrous Form With Monstrous Meaning" - Jack Halberstam
Part 1 is out on Apple Podcasts.
#bg3 #frankenstein #podcast
Part 1 is out on Apple Podcasts.
#bg3 #frankenstein #podcast
I’ve been neglecting my laundry while I finish this project. I have a pile I haven’t folded. Another pile in the dryer that is obviously not folded. My cat has claimed the former pile as her laundry throne, so it will probably never get folded.
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I’ve been neglecting my laundry while I finish this project. I have a pile I haven’t folded. Another pile in the dryer that is obviously not folded. My cat has claimed the former pile as her laundry throne, so it will probably never get folded.
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I'll say it again -- I'm on my firm's AI committee: every canned demo has had brutal, malpractice-level errors, and every live trial has required more time and care to vet the output than to just do it, like working with an unteachably incompetent associate you'd need to sit down for a Hard Talk.
Loving that AI productivity boost!
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
Use of AI ‘tech stacks’ driving demand for lawyers
The more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more professionals are needed to vet the technology’s outputs.
www.afr.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I'll say it again -- I'm on my firm's AI committee: every canned demo has had brutal, malpractice-level errors, and every live trial has required more time and care to vet the output than to just do it, like working with an unteachably incompetent associate you'd need to sit down for a Hard Talk.
Make sure to follow the limited series on Apple Podcasts. The first episode will be out this week.
#bg3 #baldursgate3 #podcast
#bg3 #baldursgate3 #podcast
Little Monday Presents: Baldur's Gate III and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity.
Society & Culture Podcast · Series · Would you become a monster if it would save the world?
That is the central conflict of Baldur's Gate 3, a three-act epic fantasy that continues the story of the c...
podcasts.apple.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Make sure to follow the limited series on Apple Podcasts. The first episode will be out this week.
#bg3 #baldursgate3 #podcast
#bg3 #baldursgate3 #podcast
Baldur’s Gate 3 and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity.
To become a monster or not is the central conflict of the game. So, I decided to ask: what is a monster?
I spent a very long time on this project and it’s coming out in a few days as a podcast, then as an essay.
#bg3 #baldursgate
To become a monster or not is the central conflict of the game. So, I decided to ask: what is a monster?
I spent a very long time on this project and it’s coming out in a few days as a podcast, then as an essay.
#bg3 #baldursgate
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November 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Baldur’s Gate 3 and the Queer Politics of Monstrosity.
To become a monster or not is the central conflict of the game. So, I decided to ask: what is a monster?
I spent a very long time on this project and it’s coming out in a few days as a podcast, then as an essay.
#bg3 #baldursgate
To become a monster or not is the central conflict of the game. So, I decided to ask: what is a monster?
I spent a very long time on this project and it’s coming out in a few days as a podcast, then as an essay.
#bg3 #baldursgate
The tiny menace who jumped on my keyboard and nearly closed my project before I had saved it.
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The tiny menace who jumped on my keyboard and nearly closed my project before I had saved it.
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Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
If you’d like to read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, you can do so for free at Project Gutenberg. (And as always, your local library).
Here’s the original 1818 publication.
#frankenstein
Here’s the original 1818 publication.
#frankenstein
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
www.gutenberg.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If you’d like to read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, you can do so for free at Project Gutenberg. (And as always, your local library).
Here’s the original 1818 publication.
#frankenstein
Here’s the original 1818 publication.
#frankenstein
Just called both my senators and asked them to call for Schumer’s resignation.
Also broke down over some hot chocolate at a cafe.
Also broke down over some hot chocolate at a cafe.
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Just called both my senators and asked them to call for Schumer’s resignation.
Also broke down over some hot chocolate at a cafe.
Also broke down over some hot chocolate at a cafe.
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Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?