“Crafted World”: Magic Directions Magical People
Employees of the “Magic Directions” e-commerce platform received an invitation to a corporate event, where a presentation of the new functionality of the platform was to be held, which will be offered to each client and employee. It followed from the invitation that the event was supposed to be held via videoconference, since the employees live in different parts of the world. New employees Rebecca, Vanessa, Luis and Hikaru were also invited to the event, who were looking forward to this event and hoped to learn more about their new employer and what awaits them in the near future. All four were looking for an exciting new challenge in their lives, and all four hoped to embark on a new path. All four of them have been through many trials in their lives and have faced many difficulties recently. And they really hoped that they had finally found something really good and would achieve fantastic success. Since their lives had not been going well enough so far, they hoped for the best. Some of these young guys have rather reached a dead end and are stuck in one place in their development, others have a long series of failures behind them, and some have got into an unpleasant life situation from which they urgently need to get out. All this suggests that they are rather dissatisfied or disappointed with their past and look forward to the future with hope. How many difficult moments they went through, how many disappointments they went through, how many tears they shed. It seems like it’s time for all these guys to make big changes and take certain steps so that something good happens in their lives so that they can move forward, be satisfied and happy.
The moment came, and the presenters appeared on the screen in front of the staff, dividing the screen into at least ten parts. The presenters were actually managers and team leaders at “Magic Directions”. Especially noticeable was a man who seemed familiar to everyone, dressed like a rapper with a hat and a chain. This man always dressed differently and was an extremely curious figure. Everyone liked him, even if they only exchanged a few words with him, because he was very cool and kind. His name was Richard, or Rich for short, and he was one of the main managers and one of the owners of “Magic Directions”. The chain he was wearing today was quite curious, there were various well-made figurines on it, among which you could see people holding hands – at least several people holding hands, probably friends, a close-knit team or people sharing the same views and moving in the same direction. The hat he was wearing had a map of the world on it. “Isn’t Rich going to take over the world right now?” Most of those present jokingly asked, noticing what was depicted on his hat. He also changed his beard. Some have seen him with a butterfly-shaped beard in the middle or without a beard, and now he has made himself a figure in the shape of a harp. Probably, his hairdresser and fashion consultant had to put a lot of effort into creating these shapes, you can just say that they are wizards who care a lot about his unique appearance and style. Yes, Rich always looked stylish and original, no matter what he chose to wear. And he was a favorite of the audience, because it was always interesting and more fun with him. He had an impressive appearance, the gift of speech and a unique sense of humor. He always had something to say and something to surprise the audience with. “Good evening, everyone! How are you? Do you like being behind a small screen? Are you having fun? Are you already delving into the secrets of the “Magic Directions”? How deep did you dive into the atmosphere? Do you know what we are striving for? We strive not to work, but to get real pleasure from what we do. We strive to make money by doing what we like, we strive to make money by doing what we like and what we love. We strive to ensure that our customers also receive true pleasure and satisfaction from our products and services and from interacting with us – always remaining endlessly impressed by our original offers, our unique directions and solutions, our creativity and vision, our efforts, our attitude and our service. It’s not like the others here. We are different, original and inimitable! Our goal is to be able to offer absolutely every client the maximum: the highest quality, useful, interesting and original products, original ideas and solutions, unique options, combinations and directions, the highest quality service, maximum efforts to meet the needs and wishes of the client and maximum employee remuneration. No one should leave empty-handed. We must pay attention to everyone, we must be able to please every client and every employee. We will never forget anyone! We will try to make an impression and pleasantly surprise absolutely everyone! So that only good things are remembered about us and that only good things are always said about us… And for people to come back to us again and again 🙂 You would also go back to a place where it is always cool and pleasant, wouldn’t you? We will delight our customers and employees constantly, every day, provide them with amazing opportunities, deliver amazing products and give them amazing ideas. And they will never forget us. They will have constant reasons to come back to us again and again. And we will never forget them either, and we will never regret our choice to start working at “Magic Directions”! We will have plenty of reasons to celebrate, receive bonuses, prizes and have great parties! It will be exciting and unforgettable! We will learn from each other and help each other! We’re going to have fun, gain experience and earn money!” Rich greeted everyone present at the event. Everyone was smiling and applauding him. “What a cool boss! What a cool dude!” Most of them exclaimed, and they were right. Rich was a relatively mysterious, but very cool and charming guy.
The event began with the presentation of a new mode for the presentation and visualization of digital content and products. The new mode is designed for tablets, smartphones and laptops and is called “Magic Directions and Streams”. The new mode assumes that programs, applications, digital and media products, websites and more can be visualized as a continuously moving stream or continuously moving streams called “Magic Directions and Streams” so that people can browse and find more interesting and useful information. This mode will provide people with a good opportunity to find important, interesting and useful things easier for them. “Magic Directions and Streams” is a special mode that can be enabled by the user, in which information and content begin to be visualized as a moving stream on the screens of tablets, smartphones and computers. The streams are configured and launched by the consumer himself and move continuously, offering him an infinite number of options in any sphere of life. Streams in “Magic Directions and Streams” are moving streams and a moving feed of content, they are moving streams of useful information and useful functionality. The user can continuously and at any time stop and start streams, reverse streams and accelerate streams forward, as well as adjust the speed of all streams. Thus, the user can constantly see in front of him a huge amount of useful information, options and functionality. The user gets the opportunity to discover and follow the development of a huge number of topics, ideas, projects, products, solutions, concepts, strategies and directions, and if they are interesting to him, he can express a desire to try or participate in any of them. There is a special function for this and a special button called “Magic Directions In”. “Magic Directions” employees and users who choose to use “Magic Directions and Streams” mode will receive a continuous stream of information that they can use to improve their user experience and their lives in general. The next point of the program, which continued the event, was the presentation of a new unique virtual constructor, with which you can create, combine and connect various parts and projects. With this virtual designer, it has become much easier for users to create their own projects and products, add and combine various details and functionality, test various ideas, options, versions, tactics, strategies, scenarios and hypotheses, as well as develop various directions. This constructor is called “Magic Directions Line” and allows users to create projects and products, as well as combine them. The “Magic Directions Line” resembles a virtual assembly line where users can add and remove various details and combinations of details for various projects and products, assemble everything in one place and see the big picture. This gives them the opportunity to test everything, discuss all the details and plan the next steps in product development. The “Magic Directions Line” is designed to help consumers develop new projects and products step by step, and is able to illustrate the big picture at any time, show progress in the development of each project and product and demonstrate the results achieved. The “Magic Directions Line” also works in moving and floating mode. It can function as a scroll bar on the user’s screen, allowing the user to view all the details extremely quickly, add or remove details and make various changes, corrections and extensions. All actions can be performed by one person, several people at the same time, or large teams and groups of people, each of whom can view the virtual conveyor belt, scroll the tape in the direction he needs, view and check all the details, propose ideas, solutions and changes in projects and products, which, if approved by other team members, will become reality. The user automatically gets the right to work and make changes to projects that were created by himself. To be able to participate in projects created by other users, the user must click the “Magic Directions In” button and obtain permissions to access the project from the creators or administrators of the project. Access has several levels – the “Observer” level, where the user can only observe and give ideas and advice, the “Developer” level, where the user can work on the project and propose changes, and the “Administrator” level, where the user can approve any changes to the project and can approve the list of developers and project participants. All project participants can freely agree on the distribution of roles and responsibilities in projects and on the distribution of profits from projects.
It was a very dynamic evening with a rich program, which continued with the provision of information in connection with the introduction of new functionality for mutual assistance, assistance and support, designed for users and employees of the “Magic Directions” platform called “Magic Directions Plus”. This functionality provides users and employees with the ability to pose specific problems and collect ideas, suggestions, and solutions from other users. You just need to specify a question, problem, or task and start receiving a continuous stream of ideas, tips, solutions, and valuable information. The functionality in question is well integrated with the “Magic Directions and Streams” mode, as well as with the “Magic Directions Line” virtual constructor, which is similar to a virtual pipeline. Thus, as soon as a question, problem, or case is asked, they can be viewed by other users or employees in a moving stream mode and worked out using a step-by-step virtual constructor, adding details and making corrections. This way, users can solve problems much faster and create their own projects and products. Thus, they could get a much larger number of useful ideas, solutions and tips, they could come up with, develop, implement and add a much larger number of interesting and unique details. And this way they could test their products much faster, make adjustments and correct errors and shortcomings. They can very easily view detailed information about each of their projects by simply scrolling the streams back and forth. The “Magic Directions Plus” mutual assistance feature allows users to express their willingness to help solve any problem, as well as express their willingness to participate in any project and profit from it. The user has the opportunity to earn money for the help they provide and for the projects in which they participate. The user earns points and loyalty bonuses for each of their positive actions. The accumulated points increase his credibility and loyalty level, which gives him membership in prestigious clubs and communities, as well as access to unique spaces with extremely limited access. In these spaces, clubs and communities, users get a good opportunity to discuss important issues and find like-minded people and partners. A big plus for “Magic Directions” employees is that they can choose their own work hours and tasks to complete. They can work from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day and for as long as they want, and receive remuneration depending on the volume and quality of the work performed. The system is configured in such a way that tasks appear on the screen automatically one after another, while employees have the right to skip tasks that they do not like or do not understand. They just need to click the “Skip” button, and the next task will immediately appear on the screen. And with the development and implementation of the “Magic Directions and Streams” mode, they will now be able to view tasks as a continuous moving stream and choose what to do, depending on their goals, interests and the mood they are in. They will have the opportunity to seek help in a very simple and very convenient way, using the mutual assistance functionality of “Magic Directions Plus”, as well as to find and receive ideas, solutions, advice and valuable information. On the other hand, they will also be able to help others, help solve their problems, earn money, increase their authority and build their reputation. Richard made a touching speech on the topic of mutual assistance between users, between employees and between people in general: “It would be wonderful if a person knew and could do everything, but, alas, this is impossible. We often need help to cope with the tasks and difficulties we face. Man is not a machine, his possibilities are far from unlimited. There is no way we can handle all the difficulties alone. Sometimes a person finds himself in really very difficult situations, from which at first glance it is very difficult for him to get out, or from which it seems impossible to get out. He may find himself in a very unenviable position, he may become very scared, find himself in a dead end or fall into despair. But we must never give up hope, and we must never give up. We must never stop fighting, fighting for a better life. We should never forget about our loved ones who are waiting for us at home and who want to see us happy and successful. We should never give up on our dreams, even in the most difficult times and moments. Our dreams will support us and inspire us when we find ourselves on the brink. And eventually they will bring us back to life. Dreams will help us get back on our feet and wake up, have high goals and ambitions again and move forward. It would be great if there was someone to turn to in trouble, to have good friends and partners who are always there and ready to help. It is wonderful when they are ready to help us overcome difficulties and achieve our goals. But sometimes a person can be alone, feel lonely, or simply have no one to turn to. Or, quite possibly, he just doesn’t want to tell anyone about his problems and doesn’t want to share them with anyone. But people can clearly express their desire to help others, who, in turn, can reciprocate. People can express their desire to help and start helping each other. Mutual help is a very good thing. We have created a wonderful platform where people can find help and advice, a platform where people from all over the world can interact and help each other. We have people living in different parts of the world who can work together, perform the same tasks and projects and look for solutions to the same problems. They can work individually, as partners and as a team and achieve incredible results together every day. They have the opportunity to create unique things, original designs and products. They can interact and help each other. We can all interact and help each other. And that’s great! It’s very, very cool!” Rich said, and everyone applauded loudly again.
The next item on the program of this eventful evening was a presentation on the topic of uniqueness and originality, creation and development of original products, including digital products and similar handmade products. This is a topic that Magic Directions deeply cares about, creating unique products and developing original solutions is a top priority. The products that were designed, created and refined using the “Magic Directions Line” constructor and visualized, executed or presented in the “Magic Directions and Streams” mode were presented. A lot of interesting projects were demonstrated – ready and under development. It was stated that most projects are open to advice and ideas, and that people can express their desire to participate in them. Rich intervened again and grabbed his chain, bringing it closer to the camera: “Do you see this chain? This is a wonderful original idea and high-quality handmade. This chain was developed on our new virtual conveyor “Magic Directions Line” and manufactured at the production site of our partners. Every detail is done very carefully and symbolizes something. Do you see figures of people holding hands? These are our relatives and friends, these are the people we love and feel good with. These are the people who are on our side, these are the people with whom we are moving forward and achieving success. These are the people with whom we cooperate and help each other. These are the people with whom we create unique things. Create cool things, give your best, develop and reveal your talents, and the queue of people who want to hold your hand, congratulate you, walk next to you or move in the same direction as you will only grow. You will get a lot of followers and fans. Conduct experiments, test options, try to do everything as best as possible, and the efforts made will not be in vain and will not go unnoticed. You will learn a lot, gain valuable skills and experience. You will grow! You will reach new heights! You will achieve a lot! I see a lot of ambitious and success-hungry people. I believe in all of you! You are magical people!” Rich uttered these words and received a new round of applause.
The evening ended with a lot of videos, music and interesting mixes created by professionals, users, employees and ordinary people. Some of the melodies, songs and videos that were demonstrated were also created, mixed or edited using the “Magic Directions Line” designer, including after the active interaction of different people and teams. The event was relatively short, but packed with a lot of details. All employees were impressed by the presented functionality and the large number of projects that the company was working on at the same time. It seemed that “Magic Directions” really wanted to please their customers and employees by offering them attractive products and options. It was obvious that they really wanted their customers and employees to never forget them and not regret working with them. At the end of the event, it was announced that there would be regular interesting events, and that the company was going to have a “Magic Week” – a whole week of events on various topics with lots of fun and prizes. It was announced that during Magic Week, everyone will be given the opportunity to present their ideas and projects created using the tools and functionality offered by the “Magic Directions” platform. In addition, a presentation contest was announced on the topic “How has “Magic Directions” helped me and has anything changed in my life since I started working at “Magic Directions”?”
Author: Anton S. Petrov
“Crafted World”: Preface and Introduction
Preface
This series was created in order to show how far difficulties and failures in life can lead us, what we can face if we lose heart, in what risky and dangerous situations we can find ourselves, in what stories with an unpredictable outcome we can get into. This story is put together to show that people will always strive for the best, no matter which path they choose. They will always strive to rise, surface and move on. Yes, in search of the right path, they will find themselves in difficult situations, and sometimes, finding themselves at a dead end, they will have to interact with people who cannot be completely trusted, including suspicious or even dangerous. In their desperation, people tend to believe in sweet fairy tales about a bright future, about incredible offers and unexpected successes. In such difficult periods, they tend to trust even people they don’t know at all, naively expecting that these people will become their saviors. Often this naivety leads to even more difficult situations, to even more unpleasant consequences, which further deplete their strength. Their desire to fight in life begins to weaken, but hope still remains. Their unrealized dreams are buried somewhere deep. Many people do not despair completely, but simply carry the pain in their hearts. They return to their gray daily life, go to their disgusting work. But they don’t give up. They keep trying to find the right way and achieve results and success. These people have achieved a lot, graduated from school and university with honors or, at least, with high grades, received a lot of praise at work, were promoted, of course, they received criticism and dismissals, they also had failures, like any normal person. Yes, at some point, negativity can begin to dominate someone’s life.At the same time, he wants to achieve something more in life, to achieve higher positions at work and in society, to please his loved ones with his successes, he wants to prevail over his critics and generally be more successful and happier. A person can be very ambitious and purposeful, and also have a great desire to achieve high goals, to become a successful person. He can invest a lot of time and effort in his endeavors, try to make his dreams come true. But it doesn’t always work. Often things don’t go the way we want, but in a completely different way. A long streak of failures can seriously disturb and depress a person. It can make him less smiling and cheerful, and more thoughtful and unhappy. And when it goes on for a relatively long time, it becomes complicated. A person can start hoping for unexpected luck, an unprecedented surprise and a turning point in his life, without doing anything special. He can hope that circumstances will change someday and everything will work out by itself. Or that he will meet his savior. The role of such saviors can often be played by people who like to profit from the life problems of ordinary people and their naivety and despair, various scoundrels, scammers and criminals who offer unrealistic and impracticable things. Thus, the cycle in which a person’s life can consist mainly of difficulties and negative emotions can repeat, and more than once. This can lead him to despair. It is very bad when there is not even a breath of fresh air in life, nothing interesting can be seen on the horizon that could please him and inspire hope, nothing can be seen that could awaken him to a new life. And such a turning point can still come, and it can come quite unexpectedly and be associated with circumstances that are completely beyond his control. Suddenly, interesting people may appear in someone’s life. Whether these will be the very people we need, we don’t know yet. But they can offer even more than we expect if we agree to change our lives and go a different way. We will be brought back to life, and we will again be ambitious, purposeful, combat-ready and happy as never before. We have a curious way to go. We will face adversity and adventure again, but we will have wings. The choice of what to do and what steps to take is up to us. Things may already be going better than expected, but we always have to be careful what we do. We can fight for success and good goals, but we must be careful with methods and means. Yes, at some point we may find ourselves on the side of successful people and leave the past behind. But we are still human, we must not forget about the human in us…
Introduction
In the “Crafted World” series, we will witness a large-scale struggle for supremacy and power, we will witness a clash between various alternatives for the development of a world in which ordinary people may at first seem like small pawns in a big game. They will have to cope with life’s difficulties on their own and look for a way to success. Many of them will not be able to find the right path, will face difficulties and will become desperate. They won’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. As if nothing can save them. They will continue to work in their disgusting, stressful, low-paid jobs, live their boring lives and blame themselves and others for their misfortunes. They will suffer from grief and poverty. They will envy the rich and successful and wonder why they fail to realize themselves well, fail to achieve their goals, fail to realize their dreams. They will wonder why other people have everything and they have almost nothing. They will compare themselves with others and secretly wonder why they are worse than others. They will ask themselves what they are wrong about. They also studied well, didn’t they also work, didn’t they also strive to succeed? They also try very hard and start a large number of undertakings. They will often wonder why their life is so complicated, unhappy and filled with negative emotions. Why don’t other people understand their problems, why are they treated so coldly everywhere? Why do so many evil people make evil comments, trying to make them look like losers? Why are there so many people who rise without having any special qualities? Why are there so many people who can only flatter the powerful, lie, slander others and maintain a loving relationship with their superiors, but at the same time climb the career ladder relatively quickly? While the main characters of the series are smart, ambitious, hardworking, proactive and really think they have the qualities necessary for success. A significant number of successful people also have the same qualities. But our heroes have not been able to succeed for a long time. Despite the stereotype that if you are smart enough, ambitious, hardworking and proactive, you will definitely become successful. Failure and poverty suppress their self-esteem, their will to live. They begin to lose confidence in themselves, their qualities and abilities. They lose their tone and desire for development, eventually reaching despair and timelessness. They begin to hope that everything just comes from somewhere. But it is unknown from where. Or they hope that everything will happen by itself. They begin to trust questionable people and follow questionable practices that bring them more problems instead of success. These people are sinking more and more financially and psychologically.
And as we know, unexpected surprises often happen in life. While there is absolutely no hope for improvement on the horizon, a mysterious man named Richard (Rich) suddenly appears in the lives of the main characters. Rich looks like a successful middle-aged man running a solid business. Rich says that he can offer them development options if they are sufficiently restrained and loyal. At first they suspect that he is just another fraudster who just wants to make more money from suffering and desperate people. But, surprisingly, it later turns out that Rich is actually a member of a very powerful secret community that seeks to create, offer and develop an alternative to the current world order. People call this community the “Sky Club” because they hold their secret meetings high in the mountains or on the upper floors of skyscrapers, away from the eyes of ordinary people. Another unofficial name for them is “Artisans”, because they love original handmade products, and also like to receive and give original handmade gifts. Their love of original things becomes an important part of their strategy to gain more power and influence in the world. They encourage people to create original products and have an original way of looking at things. In their opinion, every person and every business should have its own unique style and its own unique face that distinguish them from the rest. In order for there to be more happiness in the world, it is necessary to create, sell and distribute more unique things. People should not create and produce only identical or similar products. The Sky Club idolizes talented people and relies on human ingenuity, on the desire of each person, team, group or organization to create their own unique style with which they can stand out from the rest. It welcomes diligence and hard work, it welcomes the desire to learn and practice, it encourages the creation and implementation of innovations. This secret community seeks to change the world by offering more opportunities for development and more opportunities for interaction and mutual assistance between people, seeks to change people’s way of thinking, change their value system and at the same time gain even more influence, power and money. Their concept of changing the world order is based on the idea that people have the opportunity to unite in interest groups and on certain common grounds, creating mutual aid organizations that interact with each other. For example, people who share the same values and ideas about life should be able to join groups or clubs and create mutual aid organizations that interact with mutual aid organizations of other groups and clubs. These organizations should have their own budget and be able to provide grants and loans to their members and other organizations. The money should be collected at the expense of membership fees, which are not fixed, but in accordance with the capabilities of different people, and thus a budget and a reserve fund should be formed. The rich should be able to bring in more, the poor less. Financial control should be strict, and all participants should participate in voting and make decisions about what to spend money on. According to Sky Club members, mutual assistance is expressed not only in money, but also in providing opportunities, guidance, advice, a good attitude, as well as in the development of good and mutually beneficial relationships. Sky Club members strive to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to get help in case of difficulties, and not be left to fend for themselves alone. The members of the club are convinced that if a person is sure that he has someone to turn to for help in a difficult moment, he feels more secure in life in general and more confident in the future. They develop curious secret methods to achieve their goals. They work extremely carefully on their ideas about life and the new world order and inspire their followers to work together with them, to enter into the role of craftsmen who create every detail of the new world with great care. At the same time, according to Sky Club members, the official state should not stop functioning, legislate and collect taxes, but it should work better. In their opinion, the creation of mutual aid organizations does not weaken the state, but complements it. Groups, clubs and mutual aid organizations can solve problems that are beyond the power of the state. This way, people would have more opportunities to discuss and solve problems. It would be easier for them to find common ground if there were things that unite them, or they united around ideas that they like. The Sky Club community has powerful tools, lobbies and mass media, but it promotes its ideas unnoticed, without coming into direct conflict with rulers and governments around the world. Many members of the secret community are truly convinced of their rightness and sincerely want to help people and create more opportunities for them. In their opinion, there are too many people in the world who are under the pressure of poverty and lack of sufficient opportunities for development. Sometimes difficulties and failures lead these people to despair and deadlock. They don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Their life is hard, hopeless and unhappy. Everyday life is gray and unpleasant. Hard and unpleasant work and lack of prospects exhaust them physically and mentally. And the appearance of people like Rich is an unexpected surprise for them, a ray of light and a breath of fresh air in their lives. Rich gives hope to these people, awakens them to a new life and new adventures. A new path of development looms on the horizon. Interaction, mutual understanding and mutual assistance between members of the organization and people in general are put in the first place. Many people are starting to believe in the ideas of the Sky Club community. Over time, the secret fans and followers of the Sky Club community will increase significantly, its strength and capabilities will increase. However, many of the followers are not perfect at all and often act on the verge of the law, which leads to conflicts with official authorities. The community is gradually turning into an empire, which is a real challenge for governments around the world…During this time, some characters who were previously desperate and unhurried find themselves on the crest of a wave, becoming leaders capable of coping with any challenge. It’s just that the methods and means that different characters use to achieve their goals and common goals are very different. Between the followers of the “Sky Club” (“Artisans”) quarrels and conflicts begin. An important challenge for many of them is to preserve humanity in themselves and treat others with understanding. There are also unscrupulous people who create disagreements in the community and among its followers. As often happens in life, common goals and ideas aimed at the common good are overshadowed by personal ambitions and spoiled by greedy people and the struggle for power. Subsequently, the organization “Global Forum of Mutual Assistance”, created by the secret community “Sky Club” (Artisans) splits into two large groups or factions, between which an insurmountable conflict breaks out. It is incredible to what extent people who recently sat at the same table and shared common ideas will hate each other. It is incredible how persistently they will try to harm each other and seize more power. A protracted media conflict will begin, during which the leaders of the two groups will constantly try to denigrate each other. Media and hacker attacks will begin, exposing abuses and personal ambitions of leaders. Attacks on the media supporting opposing ideas will include hacker attacks aimed at changing their program. Tactics will be widely used in which media outlets supporting opposing ideas will be hacked to change their logo in prime time and broadcast completely different programs, shows or versions. After a hacker attack, they will often broadcast programs and shows that look like real ones, but which tell about other things and versions, about other scenarios. For example, it will become very popular to add such additions as “Nice”, “True Story” and others to the official logo of a particular media outlet, as well as to broadcast shows and news programs similar to real ones, but with different versions and facts, often completely opposite to those that are broadcast systematically, without a hacker attack. Over time, the conflict subsides, the structures of the “Sky Club” begin to weaken and finally disappear and sink into oblivion. The “Sky Club” or so-called “Artisans” disappear as quickly as they appear. With them goes the utopian idea of a better life, which is based on idealism and devotion of people and opposes human imperfection, as well as underestimates it, which ultimately led to the failure of the organization and the collapse of its ideas. The truth is that their ideas were neither the best, nor, on the other hand, the most utopian and unworkable. In order for these ideas to work, or to test whether they could work, very good organization and very precise execution were required, without mistakes, intrigues, conflicts and abuses. At first, people liked these ideas to some extent, although many of them doubted their sincerity. Everything looked good at first: ambitious and charming leaders, concerned about the future of humanity, with ideas, open to dialogue and ready to listen to everyone. But the departure of capable leaders, as well as the conflicts and power struggles that followed, eventually alienated the people and fans of the community and led to the collapse of the community. After all this and after all these emotions, it was quiet, almost no one remembered or talked about them.
Author: Anton S. Petrov
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