clark@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (10/31/89)
As a "new user" (~1.5 years), I came across a very wierd newsgroup: alt.slack. Postings seem to be about a quasi-religious/satirical/illuminati group called "the cult of the subgenius". Anybody know anything about this bizarre notesfile? Is it a joke? _____________________________________________________________________________ | Chris Clark Let's get one thing straight: the policeman | | clark@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu is not here to cause disorder. The | | Coordinated Science Lab policeman is here to preserve disorder. | | University of Illinois - Richard Daley, 1968 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
6600pete@hub.UUCP (10/31/89)
From article <49400001@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu>, by clark@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu: > > As a "new user" (~1.5 years), I came across a very wierd newsgroup: > alt.slack. Postings seem to be about a quasi-religious/satirical/illuminati > group called "the cult of the subgenius". Anybody know anything about > this bizarre notesfile? Is it a joke? Is it a joke? Yes. Is it a religion? Yes. Is it an illuminati group? Yes. It is all of these things. They don't exactly worship ignorance, but they do encourage deliberate self-delusion. They figure there's no way to really make sure you haven't duped by someone about life, the universe, and everything, so they'd rather dupe themselves about things so they at least know where the lies come from. :-) Somewhat arbitrarily, they idolize a meta-being called '"Bob"' (inner quotes are part of the name). He's the quintessential 50's media-perfect Dad. "Slack" is the name they give the mind-state of total surrender to the self-inflicted fantasy world. If you want to know more about it, there is a large-format trade paperback in most "alternative" bookstores (and some "normal" bookstores) called "The Book of the SubGenius." It's their Bible. Wacky but true. I read the group for a while but realized their postings weren't as funny as the book, most of the time. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pete Gontier, pete@cavevax.ucsb.edu; outgoing .UUCP addresses bounce This kid is looking for a job: Mac, DOS, C, Pascal, some 68000, 8088 excellent communication skills