Alexandr Wolodarskij

wolodarskij.substack.comAI Eschatology: Gods and GolemsWhen we speak about the dangers of AI, we should distinguish between two scenarios: the first one is as yet hypothetical, the second one is pretty realistic.

wolodarskij.substack.com/p/ai-eschato... I wrote this text a couple of days before AI CEOs started to speak about their concerns. It still stands. And maybe the idea of a "Turing Militia" is even more plausible than I initially hoped.

18 Aug

This year I’ll be at #Gamescom. Let’s catch up! I’m especially looking forward to meeting indie developers who are seeking collaboration or simply want to exchange experiences. Also open to recommendations for side events and parties.

wolodarskij.github.ioGamescom attendee card generator

18 Aug

BTW, if you want to make an attendance card like this, adjusted for different social networks, I made a constructor here: wolodarskij.github.io/messe-attend...

27 Dec 2025

#screenshotsaturday #ithinkyoushouldleave #christmastime Prototype based on “The Night Scrooge Saved Christmas” from “I Think You Should Leave”. Souls-like with time-traveling twist. Brutal and frustratingly difficult combat, flavored with joy, cheer, crushed bones and splashes of green goop.

27 Dec 2025

I am going to publish it as soon as it is ready. Afterward, I intend to receive either a DMCA takedown or an official collaboration proposal from @netflix.com.

27 Dec 2025

My favorite thing here is the change of camera perspective between orthogonal and over the shoulder view.

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ITYSL memes 💦🥩

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25 Dec 2025

Merry Christmas! Let’s go kill Skeletrex

23 Nov 2025

One important element in October Night Games almost didn’t make it into the release. It was a reflection on motivation behind picking sides in conflicts. The unlikely alliances of enemies and the deadly feuds among think-alikes. I’m looking forward to delving deeper into this in the Director’s Cut.

4 Nov 2025

Of course, it would be nice if the transfer happened before Halloween, as intended, but even later is better than never. Still looking forward to some action on the publisher’s side.

I am thinking of a board game called "Not Much of a Secret Hitler." There is a player who is Hitler, and everyone knows he is Hitler. He behaves and talks like Hitler. Other players must persuade each other that there is no Hitler around by coming up with new justifications for his words or actions.

The player who fails to provide an explanation is eliminated. If everyone succeeds in giving an explanation, a random player is eliminated. If no one is willing to lie, Hitler is eliminated. The majority can win at the first turn just by being honest, but then it will be lame and no fun, right?

For those unfamiliar with the original Secret Hitler game, it is worth googling.

If German politicians could still find some Rückgrat (backbone), they would use Musk's "salute the sun gesture" to effectively minimize his influence on German and overall on European politics. He had essentially played into their hands, and it would be a shame not to take advantage of it.

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A funny paradox: people who most strongly deny that Musk made a nazi salute are the ones most convinced that he did exactly this. They just like it.

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Anton Shekhovtsov

Happy to have contributed to this important research as a commentator: "Russian Cultural Diplomacy in Germany: Actors, Narratives, and Achievements", published by the Ukrainian Institute: https://ui.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/russian-cultural-diplomacy-in-germany.-ukrainian-institute.pdf

By the way, it seems that GSC Game World has accidentally discovered a new kind of DRM. Russian pirates are refusing to distribute illegal copies of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 because they fear persecution—not for piracy, but for so-called "pro-Ukrainian propaganda".

Other developers should follow this example. Just donate to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, make your support of the Ukrainian cause vocal, and your game will be protected from piracy without any clumsy and inconvenient external tools.

I've said this before: the sign of a truly good game is not the absence of bugs. The sign of a good game is the strong desire to play it despite any bugs and inconveniences. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is definitely a good game.

I have a strong feeling some "real Europeans" lean on "Islamic" antisemitism to justify their own and make it appear insignificant. With extremists attacking Jews and burning synagogues, "normal people" can casually spread conspiracy theories, or undermine the Holocaust without being called out.

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This perspective removes German moral responsibility. It's not seen as guilt, but something to be dealt with by removing the "alien element".

They even play victim: "We're overwhelmed with crime and can't even protect Jewish communities. It's not intent; it's weakness." As long as Germans view antisemitism solely as an "Other's" issue, it will flourish.

It feels like violent antisemitism is just being outsourced to immigrants, like other "dirty jobs". In German media and politics, antisemitism discussions often revolve around "deportation", presenting it as something foreign and inherently not German.

5 Oct 2023

The AFD crowd is whining. Their party chief is in the hospital after allegedly being jabbed with some poison. Two scenarios: either the Nazi and Putin’s buddy used bad drugs and is dodging an awkward situation by playing victim, or antifa are getting creative. Highly appreciated if it's the latter.

2 Oct 2023

I have already de facto left Twitter and Telegram, but using Facebook as the main platform is a scarier sign of aging than my gray beard. So, I am trying to become active here. Lately, Twitter has been suggesting completely irrelevant "trending topics", but today it got it right.