My fellow retards,
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear
Phon/ongod is not located in China. All information in this post is secondhand at best. The general vibe seems to be one of head-down, dutiful acceptance of circumstance. There is a cold-hearted cartel that consolidates its power daily. The surveillance state—the people factory—whatever you call the machine, it seems secure so long as it keeps lifting people from pre-industrial rural subsistence societies nearer to the slick, technologic modern dream-world to justify its oppressive edges.
The price for that type of progress is sickening to anyone who values individual rights and human dignity. It is of no consequence to your deacon that humans choose to be like animals, but it is a sad thing to see them presses into it. This level of the simulation is the one for exploration of our own darkness and capacity for degradation so that the soul can better understand the subject.
For all of the efforts of man to dominate his fellow, there is a counter-reaction. The willpower of the dominated must subverted, redirected, and constantly diminished in order to perpetuate the dynamic. The creation and adoption of Phonon would give the repressed tools to push back against the forces that would keep them down.
There has always been dissent in China. It is only natural for man to seek freedom of action and choice. Imposing as they might seem, the bounds forced on the by other men are finite. For all of the fear inspired by the cults of power there is a fire in the hearts of men that can only be extinguished in part. Even the most droned out, drugged out, systematically dimmed slave will still occasionally dream of something else, will occasionally feel the magic, and hear the call of adventure.
It inspires joy every time someone stands up for themselves and their people in the face of great risk. At home and abroad, Phon/ongod is with it.
Phonon is important for more than just financial reasons.
phon/ongod out.