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@silvitni – I don’t know what you do or do not struggle with, I was only saying what agency is. That’s all.

If you don’t see that this discussion will accomplish anything, there’s no need to partake. Honestly, what I would like for this meeting is positive energy and movement forward. If you’re not interested in that, if you don’t see the point…[Read more]

@cerril @silvitni If one were to view The Experiences as an allegory for life, imagine being in stasis, feeling frustrated, not sure what to do but knowing that stasis creates depression.

The reason I suggested this meeting is this is how I felt IRL over the weekend. I have about 10 projects in various forms of completion yet none of them have…[Read more]

@lauren Seeing that you’re posting in the forum and it’s back up, will we be seeing a screenshot of those text messages? I’m still curious about them 🙂

So what I’m seeing, the general purpose of this meeting is effectively finding something to do, proactively, other than pontificate or sit and wait for instructions? And the BOS narrative, per Morgan, is effectively ‘sit and wait for instructions.’ Therefore the hardcore BOS member is not going to find this meeting fruitful? That a reasonable…[Read more]

Again, a very bold move. I commend you.

1) I’m not bitter. That requires more energy and mental fortitude than I am currently capable of.
2) I’m not pro-BOS. I’m not pro-OSDM. But that’s a drum I keep pounding repeatedly.
3) Just trying to understand where people are coming from.

@coryphella, you know I struggle with what is and isn’t normal in immersive theatre. In terms of what is…[Read more]

OK, that kind of sums it up for me Superstar. I get that. Thank you. And I am also sure on one other thing, this experience has, so far, had me in awe. Just astounded by the genius at work from every angle. Seriously and for reals. Thank you all for letting me try to figure things out.

@daela 😂 Yes I frequently struggle with the fact that I’m quite comfortable living in my head. I have lots of toys here.

I don’t have an answer, but it isn’t about freeing oneself from anything or being pro or con anything.

Whomever is running The Experiences has re-shaped the playing field in a way that is perplexing to some of us. They/It…[Read more]

@daela, I love your post. I think you are easily the smartest person here and I appreciate that you are able to admit weakness and not blindly follow. I think you illustrated why it’s hard for many of us to get on board BOS and why many of us just don’t have that loyalty to Morgan. I think it’s because we’re not friends with him and don’t have…[Read more]

I’m really looking forward to this gathering. Because here’s where I’m at:

I went through Ascension on a whim. I hadn’t done anything like it before, and I didn’t know what to expect. But, I’d heard that it had a profound effect on some attendees, and I wanted to experience it for myself.

So, I went. And, it was indeed unlike anything I’d e…[Read more]

After re-reading my post, it’s pretty clear that at least one solution would be to “get” out of my own head, first.

Please bear with me… Larry and everyone else. Is the general thinking that if we all get together, we can possibly come up with a plan(s) to crowbar ourselves free of… the BOS, the OSDM? The Creators? Our current paths?

AFAIK, we seem to be able/allowed to make decisions, but are all so connected to each other that we can only move together…[Read more]

Yep. That’s what I mean by talking about the difference between characters IN HERE and people OUT THERE.

LARPs deal with this all the time. Sometimes it’s obvious because your character is a vampire or something. But sometimes it’s just YOU ‘playing’ you. Like here. And remembering the distinction can be very liberating and freeing.

I think the…[Read more]

Thanks for posting this, @coryphella. It’s a really important distinction to make, and one that is so fucking liberating once we accept it.

So many of my most intense, mind-warping emotional moments over the past year were a direct result of embracing that distinction. Going after Noah; threatening to kill Mason; emotionally investing in Joyce…[Read more]

@unseenPresence I agree completely.

It should be obvious that any feelings I’m expressing publicly are always IG. Indeed, when Morgan was on the receiving end of needless and savage attacks after the reveal, I immediately decried this behavior and offered my support.

OOG conflicts should always be discussed OOG, and best done in person.

My…[Read more]

@bcbishop let me clarify. All Inclusive. All opinions welcome. But the point is to discuss the creation of agency. If you don’t feel there is a lack of agency, then….why on earth would you want to be anywhere near me?

I find a lot of the antagonism here pretty strange, given that:

* I was never around to see Tension
* I have no experience of Morgan as “participant” vs. Morgan “IG”. I’ve only seen the latter.
* I have no experience for the early vs. later days of BOS. Again, I’ve only seen the latter.

So I feel like, sometimes, that I’m seeing all of this with…[Read more]

So let’s just talk about Morgan for one second, because this is a contentious issue. And this is leaving aside any personal feelings I do or do not have with Morgan.

Morgan is a character. He crossed a line from participant to character and he did that by choice. He can’t be both, and we need to accept that. Like Stephanie and others he can be…[Read more]

No bitterness on my end at all, just pointing out that the feeling Chelsea seems to have right now is EXTREMELY similar to how I felt with the early days of The System. (And with all the ouroboros / mirror imagery it fits)

And possibly the reason BOS people are upset is because we’ve seen firsthand the crap being thrown towards someone many of us…[Read more]