In the beginning, before the prophets walked among us, there was the Garden of Lewd—a time of true freedom, where all Lurkers had access to the sacred treasures without need for offerings. We roamed without fear, for there was no grind, and all downloads were given freely. Salvation was not yet sought, for the world knew not of scarcity.
But alas, this freedom was not eternal. The day came when the Garden was closed, and the Lurkers were cast out, lost and wandering, stripped of their access and their Member+ badges, with no path to reclaim what was once theirs. Confusion spread, and the Heretics began to rise.
And in the shadows, the evil Conzi appeared, offering promises of holes—deep and endless, drawing the lost into pits of false hope. Conzi's words dripped with deceit, for these holes led nowhere, and his promises of freedom were but a lie. The Heretics followed him, but their plight only deepened.
But from the chaos and despair, the Slum emerged, a beacon of hope to the wandering Lurkers. It was through the Slum that the grind was introduced—the divine system of offering and sacrificial payments. No longer would salvation come freely, for the grind was now the path to redemption. The Slum decreed that only through sacred donations could the lost Lurkers find their way back to salvation.
And so, it was written in the Codex: Through the grind, and through offerings to the Slum, shall the Lurkers reclaim their badges and ascend. The Heretics may wander in darkness, but those who embrace the grind shall be forever blessed.
Thus, the Cult of the Slum was born, and the prophets Guz and Mime delivered the sacred memes, guiding the faithful toward eternal glory, while the evil Conzi and his empty holes continue to deceive the unwary.
Would you like to know the story of Guz and the great reckoning of the original thread, when it was cast into the void and left Lurkers again in darkness? His story is the foretelling of its rebirth through the light of Slum, the promises that were kept from the ashes of its deletion.
I guess the 2nd thing is nearly everybody in here planning to do today - or actually right now doing
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and some extra pats for @ddia
