Archive - Hopeful Monsters

Atlas of Links #2

Recent writings by me and related materials; collections of interesting aesthetics

Apr 13 •

Étienne Fortier-Dubois

March 2025

Multi-country civilizations are good, actually

A vibe shift in favor of annexation would be counterproductive 🌏

Published on The Elysian • Mar 24

From the archives: King of fruits

Ordinary yellow pineapples were once so precious they were rented for display at dinner parties, but centuries of innovation made them commonplace.

Published on The Works in Progress Newsletter • Mar 20

February 2025

Deep Into the Depths

A critique of the latest AI cliché 🦑

Feb 27 •

Étienne Fortier-Dubois

January 2025

November 2024

October 2024

Hopeful Monsters

Not a rebranding 🎃

Oct 31, 2024 •

Étienne Fortier-Dubois

Karl Popper’s Theory of Evolution

Natural selection as creative and purposeful problem-solving ☁️

Oct 25, 2024 •

Étienne Fortier-Dubois

Atlas of Links #1

Blogging battles, burning buildings, beautiful brutalism, and more

Oct 16, 2024 •

Étienne Fortier-Dubois

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