many efforts have been made
dear sweet heavens
how sweat has soaked the brow

**

the machine has been identified
it has been observed that the machine is faulty
it has been observed that the machine is building itself up only to fall apart
it has been observed that we are part of the machine
it has been observed that there is no enemy and nobody to blame
it has been observed that it is going to be messy
it has been observed that it was destined to be this way

but still

how to approach it all?

doom
impending doom

efforts have been made to avoid the tragedy
we got smart
we became aware that one of the weaknesses of the machine is its affinity for
routine and order
and that these affinities would eventually become so complex that they would be
unmanageable
we became aware that chaos highlights these very glitches
so
we got together and did little things to confuse the machine
and we laughed because it was so predictable

but
the novelty wore off
and it became just as rewarding to discuss these type things as it was to actually
do them

and the machine still lingered

we recognized that the only way to save ourselves from the seemingly imminent
mess of the falling machine would be some other kind of group action
yes
something that would involve a group of people
a chunk of the machine itself
getting together and doing
something

but
it became apparent that we could not agree
and even if we could
the machine is still powerful enough to get rid of any threat to its illusion of control

and when it was observed that it could not be avoided
the efforts shifted to finding ways to keep our minds off it

hopefully
it would happen while we were sleeping
or
the machine would fall while we were in the movie theater
and we would exit
and see a path of destruction that somehow spared us
and left a trail of nourishment from the movie theater to the garden of eden
or
in between playing a quirky word game on an internet forum
the news ticker at the bottom of our monitor would say
'the end has come - everybody can stop pretending and relax'

but no
it is not gonna go down like that

the machine still lingers
and it still builds

in our search for escapism
both physical and mental
we found the internet
and the machine let us have it

for all of the outcasts and discontents which the machine had become so good at
creating
there is a home on the internet
a feeling of togetherness

the machine would have you turn on the computer to release some tension
so you can muster up some strength
and go at it again tomorrow

the perfect form of entertainment

entertainment -
for the machine it is like saliva
it softens you up so you can be digested easier
so you dont know how to put up a fight

fuck that shit

the fun will not really start until the machine is down for the count

until then
the potential for being interrupted by the machine
and/or
tricked into doing machine work is always there

those who 'enjoy' the internet or search the internet for enjoyment
have been tricked into and endless search for escapism

and
the reason we cannot agree on anything is because the machine will not allow it

so
out of love

turn the internet into something that cannot be enjoyed
examine your motives
until loading a flash movie
or trolling an internet forum
becomes part of your job
and not something you do until the next time the machine calls your name

**

it will hurt a lot
but
it wont hurt for long

**

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