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What epic creation, I probably couldn't stomach reading or viewing this material in any other format.

This is the original programming. You might visualize it complete with a bug tracker, version control, patches, feature updates and programming languages. We can only see it when absurd enough but it gets much more absurd than this and the software may run for thousands of years.

I remember reading and seeing videos about training child soldiers. The weak or injured ones were killed as hunting targets and the more they killed the higher their rank. In the final ceremony that completes the training they had to shoot their parents. It was a great honor and they truly enjoyed it.

We have to remember death is nowhere near the worse punishment. It might be the nicest thing on the list.

Perhaps it is even worse if people don't notice they are in a similar program because it has been refined to such extend.

Imagine if you left the house without clothing. Like a default human, like any other species, or if you like, how god put you on this earth.

Or say, who decided you must use language? Not just that, you must say the correct things at the correct time.

If you get the dress code wrong, fail to speak or construct the wrong sentences well conditioned people from all over the world will come to beat you back in line.

We force the little ones to sit on designed to be uncomfortable chairs the whole day, the entire week. They must sit, not move, shut up and listen.

Someone once "rescued" a small child living on a garbage heap. Gave him foster parents and put him in school. The kid escaped, he went back to playing in the garbage. When asked why he said he wanted to play with his friends. With a look on his face as if he was talking to a crazy person. It was obvious he didn't want to sit, shut up and not move.... forever?

Seems to me we have many bug reports to fill and that patches are welcome. Our cult is far from perfect.





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