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I, too, have had these questions on and off.

Having joined here before the MSE, there have been times where I have legitimately thought, “Isn’t -everyone- involved on either side actually part of the problem?” Or “I can’t join one side and joining the other side might mean aligning myself with really terrible people. So what do I–what CAN I–do…[Read more]

“Beware the Ides of March”

To be perfectly honest, I have had similar questions all throughout the entire year. How do I connect with characters who don’t seem savory? Who generally all feel like shitty people? I don’t think there is too easy of an answer except go with what feels right. Sometimes this can pay off. Sometimes it’ll lead you nowhere and left questioning about…[Read more]

You don’t need to care about any of these people here or anything that happens. Just care about yourself. If you put in the time you will experience some great moments here. They will come, but you have to work for it.

I DONT BELIEVE YOU! You’re clearly a plant, a …5 year plant!!!

Just kidding. I know I can trust you ❤️

@goddessohwisdom

If everyone is poised to be a backstabber though, what is there to invest in?

I suppose that’s the thing to think about.
Love, friendships, life in general. There is ALWAYS a chance that you’re going to get fucked over. The blunt truth is that you will, in some regard. Sometimes people lie. Sometimes hearts get broken.…[Read more]

@goddessohwisdom , I’m not a character, but you can trust me. <3

Yeah. He seemed to have a bit of a white knight trope to him.

The thing I think I’m struggling with the most (metawise) is that this has literally every element of things I am interested in. There is absolutely no reason that I shouldn’t be utterly captivated by this. If everyone is poised to be a backstabber though, what is there to invest in? You can’t trust anyone (see every character ever) and you can’t…[Read more]

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

::swoons::
Excuse me while I fan myself in the corner… I’ve come over all unnecessary…
🖤

“…ultimately helping people who get trapped by OSDM.”

Well well well. That’s certainly a different answer than “sunk cost fallacy”, isn’t it.

Yep, Morgan is definitely a smooth talker, that one.

Just got a phone call from a no caller ID, Morgan. He called me out for my post about not caring but wanting to. Specifically focused on the idea that people are taking an opposition as opposed to actually siding with something they believe in. Siting that is what we do nowadays ie women’s march etc. He then quoted Elie Wiesel, “We must always…[Read more]

@goddessohwisdom (Athena):

I’d say that the only reason you -should- care is because you’re interested in being a part of something. That said, this ARG in particular isn’t an easy place to find belonging. It’s something I struggle with, even now, and it takes effort to want to continue.

DLB said that this thing isn’t for a lot of people, and…[Read more]

I agree that this is a complex question. I’ve had this conversation with people and we often find ourselves having difficulty coming up with an answer. There are participants who have been doing this for a year or more who don’t care, but who continue on out of … habit? Hope? FOMO? Sense of community? There are days when I’m super into it and…[Read more]

You raise a really good question. For starters, The past three months have been highly unusual as far as narrative goes. Only in the past few days have certain people returned to the arena. My suspicion is that, from an out of game perspective, the creators have been reflecting on the experience thus far and rejiggering the experience, while also…[Read more]

I hope so. Because from where I’m sitting, “Everything Changes” looks more like “everyone’s a dick”.

Most people seem to be supporting as a means of opposition to the opposing side. Which means that no one really cares who they’re supporting, just who they’re going against. At least, that’s what I’ve garnered.

On a meta level, I can see why…[Read more]

Oh, I haven’t joined that channel yet, will do though. Thank you!

And everyone who is involved is welcome to answer this. I’m not talking about wanting to leave or anything. And I can see this is a bit of an odd time. But I just really want to care and am having a lot of trouble doing so.

Thank you for contributing!