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Suspend Your Disbelief (or, how to ruin everything in 7 steps)

2018-06-28

[public] 361K views, 25.8K likes, 234 dislikes audio only

I guess we should regulate ouija boards, eh? ok is it awkward if I offer to sell you a shirt now: https://store.dftba.com/products/tau-day-shirt

But while shirts are good capitalism and all, my work is almost completely supported through crowdfunding on Patreon. There's some fun perks over there if you want to join the cult. I mean... be the audience to my secret arts. https://www.patreon.com/vihart

These good patrons have given particular support, thank you: Caleb Wright, Albert Wenger, Pat Devlin, Jack Heidrick, Jade Bilkey, David Perryman, Chris Pierik, Donald "Chronos" King, Carol Ghiorsi Hart, Andrea Di Biagio, Charley Sheets, Jodi Vezzetti, Andew Romaner, David A Smith, Michael Tiemann, and Yana Chernobilsky!

It is not inevitable that we ruin everything! People are good at stepping up and doing not-ruining, sometimes.


Step 1 Create a Group Identity around a Shared Belief
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Step 3 Spread the Word
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Step Four Make Your Group Members Feel like the Scum of the Earth and that Everyone Hates Them
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Step 7 Benevolent Dictatorship
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