EVE Search - James 315 - An Apology and an Appeal

Vaeliel wrote:

Part 6

He chooses to present these things the way he does because frankly, if he wrote like I am now (srs bizniss) nobody would read it and he'd be dismissed as a fanatic. It's another dimension of the plan: expose as many people as possible to the truth regardless of how he has to dress it up. The content of the message is far more important than the wrapping in this. He believes he can't afford to take a chance that it won't be read and seen.

His use of the New Order and emergent gameplay to achieve an audience for his message was not at first clear to me. Now that I get it, I'm honestly not convinced all of the members of the New Order realize what they're a part of. To a lot of them, it's having fun and playing the game in a way that wasn't expected. They're in it, as they say, for the lulz. To James 315, they are literally exposing people to the message he's been trying to send to the Eve community for (again) a year now. The lulz get attention, so that's how he dresses the message.

I'm not saying he's not enjoying what he's doing. I'm saying that's secondary to his overall goal.

The next phase of his plan is now to achieve a seat on the CSM so that he can bring his message directly to CCP. He has a following, he has effectively polarized the playerbase, and now it's time to up the ante even further. I don't know if this is the culmination of his plans or just the next step, I don't think I understand his goals and his methods enough to say.

I want to talk about James' CSM platform a little, and then I'll end this mammoth thing.

If you've read it, it's radical and downright absurd. However, look at it again with the knowledge that this is a phase in an overall plan that he has been carrying out with laser focus. As you read it, put it in the context of what I've just shown you: James does not just "say" things. He uses words and actions as vehicles for messages. Because of this, I have to assume that his CSM platform, as stated, is actually formulated to have an effect rather than to be taken literally. The words are the wrapper for the message, not the message itself. I get the gist of it; he doesn't believe he'll accomplish what he's saying but he knows that the direction CCP is going needs to be changed and quickly. Presenting radical ideas may be the most efficient way to change that.

So James, I'm sorry. In a post some weeks ago I explained my position that the Code was a framework for trolling miners. I now see the full picture of what you're trying to accomplish. I hope everyone else does before Trammel comes to Eve.

Thank you.