longreads | workweek reading recs (24 February 2025)

Oops! I forgot to post yesterday because I was off work for Emperor's Birthday (Observed). You can go see him give a speech and everything.
… anyway, on to this week's reading recs!

You Might Not Recover from Burnout. Ever. (2024/10)
Can Dogs Use Human Language? (2023/08)
This is How We Fall Out of Love with the World (2025/02)
ChatGPT Goes to Church (2024/06)
Podcast: "Alien Abductions, Part 1" on American Hysteria

There's an accidental theme here: Are we alone in the universe? Capitalism alienates us from each other, grinds us down to dust, and leaves us hoping that so-called "AI," aliens, and/or animals can talk to us in a language we understand.

This week, I encourage you to support your local public library and/or Queer Liberation Library. (You can sign up for a QLL library card for free if you have a U.S. mailing address.)

P.S. Starting this Wednesday, I'll be adding fortnightly self promo threads. Please keep all self promotion in those posts.