# scenic notion of rob rando 'big scientist': sure it's all synth prop jewellery and swagger but quote this one hits different *rolls eyes* in which it all emerges with small odd social media posts now more frequent in-scene shape shift by zombi starts to play in the lab background positively charged emptiness now rapidly taking on metastable life of it's own forming an ultra thin metafictional film over the entire nets giant dimensional map of the virtual desert an bizarre enchanted realm open source alternative internet as artistic lifestyle community elf serving magical thinking concerning forever vague unlimited hypothetical imaginaries bass jumping to conclusions based on spurious or unrelated pseudo scientific data aspirationally blind faith in forever temporary postponed techno utopianisms while often thankfully lacking in specialist knowledge modem 'researchers' are keen to engage with and be deeply affected by such shared art researcher henry swanson: whatever it is /n't we may be /not doing now simply by pretending to write 'project' reports an emphasis on simultaneously superficial and engaging theatrical performances of engagement with (eg) imaginary alternative internet-as-lifestyle 'republic of bob' to also consider the unfiltered ongoing notstory of what's happening in its brilliant immediate aftermath or decline something complex and beautiful in the background but researchers aren't getting a full overview of it yet to consider such lab narratives / realty pseudo code rather than direct instructions or architectural blueprints for vague future projects often seem based around 'strange imaginary play state' termed 'big science' recent ideas or wishes streaming in from scene about republic of bob's potential near-future meanings only not quite what it is or how it exactly functions to consider '#rob' as the internets just currently reimagined as a nonmythic realm by researchers out of step with the mainstream digital ragtag bunches of fractured poets and otherwise unemployable misfits taking a vital interest in this noospheric cybercultural strange attractor or simply the state of nets as play-state releasing themselves from being trapped in a state of false certainty luxury alternative lifestyle business venture evoking chaotic art garme hive minds internets itselves as un-decentralized un-platformed non-federated antisocial sentient nets antiwork-protocol and global trance nightclub in which to consider 'republic of bob': possible dynamic realtime alternative dark ice cold aspirational kult brand of collective artistic behavior / content marketing strategy far out network spirituality a way of thinking less about specifics and more a holistic attitude about the friends one makes along the journey a timely soylent realisation the webs are made of actual researchers rather than merely data to consider rob a collaborative virtual internets as worldplaying paracosm taking on a weird / absurdist life robert what as ultimate fakespert slanging a playspace system virtually existing for its own benefit a non-cinematic universe for the chronically online - a gathering place for those wishing to explore ir creative potential together beyond the confines of the old web3 nets a cheap method of gaining celebrity within certain online circles for telling outrageous tall tales about nonmythic lands based on one's ridiculous invented career as some kind of hyper-visionary emergent media prophet / scientific researcher researcher robert what: 'republic of bob' yeah a little bit of a journey but mainly 'a bunch of different complex things coming together fast to create an insane evolution' researcher gene manta rahy spits coffee foam: an insane evolution do what m8 all researchers please exercise discretion: may contain gossip based information rumours or exaggerated portrayals of media unrealty which may not be factual or even in fact verifiable at all upselling uncommon senses gives metaphysics a geometric mind's eye component forming structures that exist in rhythms and gravities of other structures building toward idea of an orchestral surrender breaking free of unproductive mindsets learning the secrets to success (researcher henry swanson shouts from back of lecture hall: 'the one secrete they're not telling you' my arts - it's inherited wealth - basically you simply have to have been born into a rich whiteness) sharing one's passions with the world rapidly gaining financial freedom and generally unlocking full potential via expertly crafted roadmaps arriving soon with the next update all based upon the relatively low entry price of 1.5 minutes of one's time gene manta rahy: um i'm confused and need help beloved media icon robert what: why my dear chap that's what we're here for to appear to provide all the answers fellow researcher henry swanson incredulous: feels akin to a giant unsustainable income generating jank-machine running wild on automatic we should proceed with caution // republic of bob