Winston Smith

@winstonsmith Excellent observations. This circles back to the primary question — the one repeatedly asked of all participants in The Experiences and other shows:

“Why are you here?”

Ruminate on this. I do so frequently. And there’s another unasked question: why are THEY here? The Creators? The hosts?

We are wrapped in a narrative where we…[Read more]

@winstonsmith hit the nail on the head.

I’m the type who will generally align with the rebellious side, but I also need something more to go on than mission cries that consist only of “Burn it down!” (And I actually think if it were called something other than BoS, I wouldn’t be as resistant). I know, I know…new people, new organization, but at…[Read more]

@winstonsmith Joyce gave us true if slightly obtuse answers to our questions, spoke in admittedly clever riddles, and berated us. The brevity and clarity of her behavior appealed to me, but of course I am skeptical. I want to know WHY she came, what her real motives are, how much she really knew (to see if I gave her too much credit!) and what…[Read more]

@winstonsmith I’m not saying it’s hopeless and I’m certainly not saying we should resist anything; I wouldn’t ask questions at all if I wanted to lay down and die. I wouldn’t even be here. But I do think it’s important to remain skeptical of your own cause as well as that of your enemy so you don’t become complacent.

@winstonsmith honestly, I don’t think she cared very much about the phone. She offered to make it worth Kips’ while if she handed it over, with no real crux to her offer. She gave her an hour or until she finished her ice cream. Doesn’t sound to me like she actually thought she made a good argument.

Everyone who participated in TMC, signed the…[Read more]

@winstonsmith

I really enjoyed your breakdown about modularizing participant’s experiences. There’s something for everyone. I just want to point out that no matter what path we find ourselves on, we are probably all fucked. I can’t really see a scenario where anyone has a happy ending 😉

@winstonsmith I think you kind of nailed it. So what are we saying here? What’s the endgame? What do they want to build with the Lego blocks?

@winstonsmith I am comforted to know that you and I enjoy a civil skepticism of each other’s positions, more of that, please.

@winstonsmith we’ve already got a “That’s so Joyce” TV show… Coming to VHS home video this fall: the sequel, “That’s so Horace.” (Somebody please make a promo!)

@winstonsmith Ulysses. Circe.

You solve that matrix, @winstonsmith
#Neo
#RedPillBluePill

OK I’m just now catching up but I have a few thoughts.

First of all Brad please don’t pick up that whip. That’s weird and just…weird.

Second, calling this “grooming” is a little over the top, @winstonsmith and you’re viewing this through a very specific lens which gives you that perspective. Just like I am seeing this whole entire thing from a…[Read more]

To be fair @winstonsmith, this wasn’t an instruction to stand in the middle of the street. It was an instruction to buy dirty mags. Was I in danger with this task? Not at all. Was it truly meant to help me? Maybe, but I don’t see how. Was it a power play to make me a pawn to the OSDM? More likely.

If what I did today was a “mistake” I take full…[Read more]

“Chelsea’s first task didn’t have a beneficiary.” is exactly what makes you wrong about the entirety of this. You’re all looking at this as though humanitarianism is the primary goal. It’s not. The goal is to better the people involved in The System. The beneficiaries are the ones performing the actions, themselves. For Chelsea, that meant bei…[Read more]

@winstonsmith – Someone was helped. Does it matter if we jerk off Noah or Buz when we lay praise on who did it? Someone did it. Good for them.

So far we have someone being helped and someone facing a personal fear. This ain’t nearly as nefarious as some of you people seem to think that it is

@winstonsmith I bought a garbage seat because ever since Ringling Bros. closed shop I’ve been waiting for a new circus to come to town. 🙂

@winstonsmith I love this, haha.

@coryphella
1) Malicious manipulation of a populace to gain political influence
2) Emotional abuse of certain individuals (Tina comes to mind)
3) Invasion of privacy / hacking / phone tapping
4) Breaking and entering
5) Blackmail
6) Kidnapping (we all forget about Andy?)
7) False Advertising (iConfidant)
And…[Read more]

@winstonsmith I love this, haha.

@coryphella
1) Malicious manipulation of a populace to gain political influence
2) Emotional abuse of certain individuals (Tina comes to mind)
3) Invasion of privacy / hacking / phone tapping
4) Breaking and entering
5) Blackmail
6) Kidnapping (we all forget about Andy?)
7) False Advertising (iConfidant)
And…[Read more]

But isn’t that the point of an ARG/ARX/WhateverthefuckLustisbecauseIthinkit’ssouniqueithasearneditsowncategory @winstonsmith? As AB said, isn’t that exactly why we’re here? If I wanted to watch something predictable, I’d turn on Friends.