#explaining things

it’s the hardest thing in the world to take people who do things that abhor you and hurt you or people you care about and keep seeing them as human, keep a grasp on the fact that “there but for the grace of God go I.”

you have to do it anyway though. You have to do it or you’re perpetuating the same thing for the same reasons down the line, and you and they are going to keep teaching your progeny and successors to keep hating each other for past evils. No one gets a chance to be saved, to save themselves, to change, to make amends, to start over.

you’re not immune to propaganda. You’re not immune to making terrible decisions and hurting people. You’re not immune to being part of a group that goes off the rails en masse and is swept away by the madness of mob mentality. you’re almost never going to be stronger than a propaganda effort targeted directly at you aimed at your exact blind spots and prejudices weaknesses. And yes, you HAVE blind spots and prejudices and weaknesses. yes you. even you. no matter how much work you’ve already put in.

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my guy practically tries this verbatim in volume 12 (chap 85)

// Me being Bad with Words

Basically… if instead of Hellish or Doomed or Purgatory, I thought what if instead maybe The Digital Circus was nice?

What if the Cast wasn’t being punished, what if they were being Rescued?

So The Lovely Circus is basically Heavenly, rather than Purgatory-ee, also Feminine and semi-Futuristic (in the Utopia sense)

It’s very much fully self-indulgent, 100%, hence tall dark fancy Caine with a deep smooth voice, warm loving fatherly Abel, catgirl Gangle and others-

Also I like the idea of involving fans, letting the story evolve via polls, so the people can decide where it goes! (For better or worse)

Oh also the Internet exists and they have their own YouTube and Twitch channels- …also Only Fans

NPCs & Cast get paid too! I just want nice things for them.. 👉👈 🥺