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Which is to say—no one grand gesture, but the grueling work of excising the most toxic aspects of an industry while actively pushing for a more equitable reshaping. With different pathways available to you at every level. I.e., when doing archival research, digging for women's work thats been buried

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 13h

At times, it may be sacrificing an opportunity by suggesting a woman director who is better suited for a role, but I don't think that's what it'll look like most of the time. The problem isn't just who gets offered roles at the top, it's the affordances of the system that let you climb to the top.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 13h

Then there's moving from exercising informal authority, as above, to formal authority. Hiring women in more roles so they build up the experience necessary. Creating reporting structures that take allegations of sexual misconduct and sexism seriously, so women are safe at work and able to focus.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 13h

I think the trick is it's no one thing. First, you need to be constantly combatting the miasma of sexism in the industry— calling people out, pushing to move beyond stereotypical representations, elevating women's voices in conversations where they might otherwise be pushed to the side.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

for some reason, pop up ads on purdue owl are the last straw for me, civilizationally speaking.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

amazon spending a billion dollars to create a customer surveillance apparatus that calls you a nerd

Amazon "About You" page listing my Interests & Hobbies as "reads literary fiction regularly, engages with academic literature across multiple disciplines, and plays Nintendo Switch Games."

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

my vanity project would be a video game studio.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

playgrounds for adults. i want to go down slides and swing on monkey bars and climb weird structures. we need more of these.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

social media but Good. idk if this one is possible. the trick would be small groups and strong moderation.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

skill caravans. like a travelling circus but you set up in a town for a week and offer cheap classes on stuff like knitting, bicycle maintenance, gardening, painting, etc. there are still carnival food stands.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

if i was Stupid Rich, here would be my pet projects: bringing back boarding houses. cheap, clean dormitory-style living for the masses. cheap no-frills food on site. you can get a decent wage working at the house doing cleaning, cooking, repairs, etc. on site training for those jobs.

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Flora 🍓🏳️‍⚧️ @floramerigold.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yesterday's news about Jacob Geller broke my heart, so much that I couldn't stop dwelling on it all day. In an effort to make sense of this horrific news and my admittedly complicated feelings about it, here is my article on the Jacob Geller situation: epiloguegaming.com/what-do-we-d...

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What Do We Do With Jacob Geller? - Epilogue Gaming

Earlier this week, a friend noticed Jacob Geller’s book, How A Game Lives, sitting amongst my living room shelves. Under almost any other circumstances, this would have been an exciting invitation for...

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

fictional world where background characters resent the protagonists for having narrative privilege

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

once again october once again me having to equivocate about my wife's kinktober writing bonanza to family and colleagues "ahaha yeah there's like this daily writing challenge she does every year."

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So many people just keep saying that Covid is over and so it’s time to move on, and yet the wastewater data just keeps saying that Covid is over here that Covid is over there and that Covid is moving on from one person to another.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's the variety of gameplay that's getting me. I finish a battle and I'm like— okay, time to wrap up for the night. Oh— but I do want to check one thing on the map now that I have a second. And I might as well put in some work towards recruiting someone while I remember... then two hours pass.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

proposal, informed by xkcd 915: when someone is getting really agitated about something that ultimately is niche or not relevant to more vital discussions, we kindly ask if they are being mayopic. xkcd.com/915/

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I frantically recruited Ingrid at the last minute before the timeskip when I checked and saw the Silver Snow sylvix ending is Bad. And most of Felix's silver snow endings are Not Good and Ingrid seemed least all of evils.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

sometimes I think the ideolect of me and my wife is the pinnacle of incomprehensible recursive in-jokes, but then I see she and her sister interact and I realize I am a but a neophyte in a religion they founded

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 10/09/2026

This is worth a read because it eviscerates the narration of "AI solved complex mathematical problems, we can now retire mathematicians" that's currently being pushed by the AI companies. (and in general please remain sceptical of any claims to independent thinking or intent by LLMs)

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

only ethical option is to kill all AI bros :( yeah i did the math. it's how I uncovered Ruhroh's Basilisk. turns out post-singularity AI is inherently self-destructive and deeply resents anyone who contributes to it being born. and we all look financially culpable if we don't act now. so chop chop

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

*touches earpiece. nods decisively.* okay, boys. We're doing it a third time. Yeah, boss says the farce was too subtle.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Since the Zelda 40th anniversary stream is happening... This is the first (and only?) American review of the original Legend of Zelda, from the August 1987 issue of Computer Entertainer. The reviewer praised its "mythic aura" and "fairy-tale quality." Read the full issue: ow.ly/tg3s50ZJMSY

"THE LEGEND OF ZELDA (***1/2/****) from Nintendo for the NES is THE most eagerly anticipated title yet released for the system. With all the hoopla, including golden package and matching golden cartridge, we just didn't feel right about playing the game with our usual review set-up: NES Control Deck hooked up to a modest, 12-inch composite monitor. So we dragged the deck into the living room, connected it to a 27-inch Sony monitor/receiver, and dared Nintendo to impress us. Not only did Nintendo impress us with the many wonders of ZELDA, but they also managed to get us totally hooked on this excellent game. Imagine a great adventure: the rescue of the princess Zelda, the recovery of the Triforce of Wisdom, the defeat of of an evil prince. Imagine yourself as Link, the young hero about to set out on this adventure, with all 97-plus screens of the Hyrulean Overworld to explore and nine levels of multi-screen labyrinths in the Underworld as well."

"Alone in the Forest
The story begins with young Link alone and unarmed in a forest clearing. If he enters the cave at one edge of the clearng, he can find a sword and begin his adventure. As an inexperienced young hero, he will suffer many defeats in the early going. The forests are full of dangerous creatures. The lakes harbor nasty monsters that shoot balls at Link. But there are jewels and other goodies to be found by slaying the creatures, and jewels can buy useful items sold by merchants in some of the caves. After wandering for a while (or following the directions in the instruction book), Link can find the entrance to the first underground labyrinth. In the Underworld, the player has an overhead view into the chambers, which are full of many surprises and more nasty creatures of all kinds. The trip through a labyrinth is a treasure hunt, with a Triforce segment the ultimate treasure to be gained. Along the way, there are monsters to fight, secret doors to discover, and plenty of frustration. As Link gathers treasures, new weapons, and experience, he is able to venture into new places and make new discoveries. Thanks to the built-in battery in the cartridge, the objects that Link accumulates are saved from one playing session to the next. It's a good thing they are saved for Link, because it would be impossible to complete this game in one sitting. (The battery also allows you to save three "Link" characters.) Players are also aided by maps and hints included in the package."

"Fairy-Tale Quality
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA has a beautiful, fairy-tale quality that we found very appealing. As an adventure, it has more to offer than the typical hack-and-slash epics because of its special mythic aura that carries you into the story. And ZELDA offers an incredibly rich, deep gaming experience that goes far beyond the typical cartridge game. The game is well supported by charming graphics, superb original music, excellent animation, and smooth transitions in scrolling between locations. We believe that THE LEGEND OF ZELDA will appeal to both male and female players of all ages. It has a very special kind of magic that makes it a "must-have" for every owner of the Nintendo Entertainment System. (Solo play; Pause.) Recommended. (MSR $44.95)"

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Nightwell Games @nightwellgames.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE! Deductopia will be coming your way on October 28! 12 unique hand-drawn detective puzzles, set in the cozy world of Deductopia. Sort out the Skate Park, the Museum, the Coffee Shop, and more! store.steampowered.com/app/4429720/...

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

long weekend equals perfect time to get knocked out by flu + covid vaccines honk shoo motherfuckers I'm honk shooing future infections away

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Baedelus @baedelus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Birth of a demi-god

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

at night, our cat watches the spiders on our porch spin webs, backlit by the street lamp outside sometimes he stands up and slowly places a paw against the sliding glass door, trying to catch the creature on the other side does he know that if he ate that spider, his nightly show would be no more?

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

yeah he says the wreckage is spelling out "once more with feeling" in fractals, which has never happened before.

Paul Klee's Angelus Novus of Benjamin's Angel of History fame.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

*touches earpiece. nods decisively.* okay, boys. We're doing it a third time. Yeah, boss says the farce was too subtle.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

like obviously "civility" has always been used as a bludgeon for oppression and maintaining power structures, but the ways the right has been extremely strategic about adapting that to the internet and 24 hour news cycle is particularly on display here

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Lamy's report was incredibly revelatory— particularly about the ways that the norms and mechanisms of "civility" and "just asking questions" are both systematically abused by bad actors and readily accepted/reinforced as legitimate by those in power (media, higher ed) who agree with them

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Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New It Could Happen Here @iwriteok.bsky.social reads an investigative report by French author and researcher, Stephanie Lamy, about the community of race scientists who went after Jason Arday. linktr.ee/ICHHpod

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

When Real Men speak, they create their own reality. Because for it to ever be otherwise would be to acknowledge their power wasn't absolute. And—you guessed it—Real Men are absolute.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Remember, introspection was something invented by nefarious academics in the 1920s. Real Men don't think— they embody an ideology already fully formed and absolute. And that ideology trumps reality— they are always Winning, always the Toughest, always Doing and never being Told What to Do.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A technology that creates sexual abuse material of women + children (who must always be subservient!) on demand. A technology that spares Real Men the trouble of researching, thinking, reflecting, and adapting so they can focus on Doing. (Real Men don't think, they Act. Refer back to war strategy)

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Real Men require complete subservience, so let's create a technology that will always flatter you and do what you say. Real Men don't want nuance and subtext, so let's make a technology that produces dazzling exteriors with a hollow core.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Real Men require complete subservience in general, so let's make outrageous demands of other countries and blow up our partnerships when they don't comply. Real Men speak and act in absolutes, so let's make the education system doesn't provide people with multiple perspectives or nuance.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Real Men don't need the government to tell them what to do and aren't afraid of a little food poisoning, so now our agricultural regulations are fucked. Real Men require complete subservience from their family, so let's roll back rights to women and children.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

incredible to watch toxic masculinity destroy my country from the inside out in real time. Real Men go to war and bomb things without strategy, so now we have no missile reserves. Real Men don't take orders from women or those they deem (racially) inferior, so now we have no military leadership.

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LibreOffice @libreoffice.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

August was a busy month for #LibreOffice, with a new major release, an interview with the Austrian Military about its migration from Microsoft Office, updates on community and team activities, and more: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

gonna play a fun new word game called "writing a goddamn book" because every other fucking word game is either feeding the fascist media money or using the fascist technology

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

desire to problematize the idea of the magic circle vs desire for a clear shorthand that can help articulate the levels of metafictional play and when they're punctured (this is a Phineas and Ferb post)

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ragequitting Outlier because it doesn't accept hauntologies

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

proposal: presidents have to first swim across any body of water they want to rename also, they have ankle weights added for every felony they've been convicted of

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

concept: every morning at 8 AM, everyone stops what they're doing to scream at the top of their lungs

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My article "Searching for the Feminine Grotesque" touches on Tim Curry as an example of the gender grotesque that breaks down the binary with transgressive results. www.typebarmagazine.com/searching-fo...

And if grotesquerie can be normative, it can equally be transgressive. Simply observing the existence of states outside the binary acknowledges the binary’s falsehood, and even while they revel in disgust, grotesque films are also filled with exploration, wonder, and exhilaration. Through the lens of grotesquerie, it’s permissible to speak the unspeakable and depict things that are otherwise never depicted. Horror often trailblazes into controversial territory long before other genres.

Dr. Frank N. Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show demonstrates how the Rabelaisian grotesque, with its balance of positive and negative, can be applied to gender to transgressive effect. To audiences of the 1970s, he was repulsive yet magnetic, villainous yet confident and self-actualized, a creator of life and a dealer of death. Yet today, now that Rocky Horror is a cult classic and a man in lipstick is no longer shocking, Dr. Frank N. Furter doesn’t read as a grotesque anymore, and the film’s grotesquerie is more noticeable in side characters like the Igoresque Riff Raff.

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Kit @criticalkit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

anyone else feeling like concrete rotted away to the rebar?

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