It's difficult to be a good storyteller. It's especially difficult to be good storyteller about non-fiction events, while retaining and audience who wants to be both informed and entertained. You do both sufficiently well. Keep it up.
"And with real people you get it all. You can’t flush your shit down the river and not care what happens downstream. I do not want to be part of that kind of clean."
That's one hell of a story Bertus! Certainly sounds like you're better off elsewhere. Anywhere else.
It sounds to me like standard operating procedure of classic cult-y power methods. Any designated labourer who happens to be talented and popular is by definition a potential threat to the "insiders". I suspect they are always on the lookout for such people and work to get rid of them as quickly as possible.
It's difficult to be a good storyteller. It's especially difficult to be good storyteller about non-fiction events, while retaining and audience who wants to be both informed and entertained. You do both sufficiently well. Keep it up.
"And with real people you get it all. You can’t flush your shit down the river and not care what happens downstream. I do not want to be part of that kind of clean."
You should work that bit into a song.
That's one hell of a story Bertus! Certainly sounds like you're better off elsewhere. Anywhere else.
It sounds to me like standard operating procedure of classic cult-y power methods. Any designated labourer who happens to be talented and popular is by definition a potential threat to the "insiders". I suspect they are always on the lookout for such people and work to get rid of them as quickly as possible.
Wow, what a tale... and so well told.
I'm much enjoying getting to know you better through your journey too, my friend.
And looking forward to the chat about "that kind of clean". Aren't we just.
This was shocking but I guess there are Hitlers everywhere.
Strange how often "utopia" begins and ends with "A Man with a Plan."