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Reality Vs. "Reality"
Aug. 13th, 2018 09:28 amToday I'm going to compare reality to that carefully-manufactured simulation of "reality" we used to call reality TV.
Reality
Over the weekend, somebody supposedly hacked the (not-so) super-secret signature hash used by "Q-anon." I say not so secret because the signature was encrypted in an old and weak protocol. In any event, Wily E. Coyote, Super-Genius at Large, ran an extensive quote about Q on his website.
Stripped of the usual alt-right hyperbole, the article noted that Q clearances are Department of Energy, not Defense. They are given to people involved in making nuclear bombs. This is sensitive stuff, but has nothing to do with arresting politicians for alleged pedophilia. Nor would a person with such a clearance broadcast sensitive information. Lastly, the article pointed out that the encryption protocol was weak and some of the passwords used ("matlock") suggested an insult.
Our Super-Genius reported that people must be getting desperate to "discredit" Q. We have entered that phase of the conspiracy in which all facts are seen as further proof of said conspiracy.
"Reality"
Also over the weekend, we learn that the former reality TV star Omarosa recorded her firing, which allegedly took place in the White House Situation Room. This President is a reality TV star who hired other such stars. The key thing to note is that reality TV stars get paid to inject drama into events which in a normal world would be only marginally more exciting than watching paint dry.
Reality
Over the weekend, somebody supposedly hacked the (not-so) super-secret signature hash used by "Q-anon." I say not so secret because the signature was encrypted in an old and weak protocol. In any event, Wily E. Coyote, Super-Genius at Large, ran an extensive quote about Q on his website.
Stripped of the usual alt-right hyperbole, the article noted that Q clearances are Department of Energy, not Defense. They are given to people involved in making nuclear bombs. This is sensitive stuff, but has nothing to do with arresting politicians for alleged pedophilia. Nor would a person with such a clearance broadcast sensitive information. Lastly, the article pointed out that the encryption protocol was weak and some of the passwords used ("matlock") suggested an insult.
Our Super-Genius reported that people must be getting desperate to "discredit" Q. We have entered that phase of the conspiracy in which all facts are seen as further proof of said conspiracy.
"Reality"
Also over the weekend, we learn that the former reality TV star Omarosa recorded her firing, which allegedly took place in the White House Situation Room. This President is a reality TV star who hired other such stars. The key thing to note is that reality TV stars get paid to inject drama into events which in a normal world would be only marginally more exciting than watching paint dry.
