The Unstable Time-Machine Society
The Unstable Time-Machine Society is an online community, that started on an r/AskReddit comment on the 27th of November 2018. Its followers, in the first hours of this society's existence had to follow 2 simple rules: wear black on Saturday and wear the mark. Members are also heavily encouraged to meet on the discord server to discuss how to change our fractured environment.
The Two Commandments[edit]
As stated on the official website of the society, the UTMS has two commandments[1]:
- Wear black on Saturdays
- Wear the Mark.
The Mark[edit]
In the beginning, according to the society's official website - its members have to wear a sign on the wrist. That would distinguish them as members of their online community. There are three elements provided: dot, arrow and anchor. The significance and difference between them has been a source of controversy, sparking theories on the community's subreddit. This rule has since been relaxed as members prefer to view themselves as one Breadren within the society.
The issues[edit]
Bread[edit]
An unusual cult has sprung around bread and other grain-products. Users are encouraged to eat and/or share bread with their friends or other people, and generally, most activities or things related to grains and bread are welcome. Pictures of members baking, eating, or sharing are happily shared in the conversation. Other forms of the bread-centered society are members:
- writing The 10 Breadandments and The Teachings of the Bread[2]
- replacing different words in Hamlet's famous soliloquy To be, or not to be
More examples can be found on the subreddit and in the discord server. Just as bread plays a central role, the lore deems certain, non-bread foods as taboo.
Unacceptable Behavior and an Unstable World[edit]
Another central point around the group's philosophy constitutes a call for a nicer behavior towards our fellow-humans. As stated on their website: "The Unstable Time Machine is, in fact, our fractured world. Time is passing, but our world is Unstable. Because of this, we discuss how to make our world better on the [discord] server." This has been interpreted in different ways - from supporting people who feel like they want to discuss an issue to cultivating gaming circles and other social interactions. Most generally, this is pursued through reducing unacceptable behavior, which is usually left to the personal interpretation of each member, and is limited to common-sense.
Assignments and The Final Plan[edit]
Occasionally, the founder of the group will publish assignments for the members. Those consist of tasks aligned with the values of the society, and generally revolve around spreading awareness about the community and engaging in pleasant interactions with others. According to the website, the final plan of the Unstable Time-Machine Society is to stabilize the time-machine - a metaphor for a broken world. This can be interpreted as an attempt to make the world a better place by trying to reduce conflict, as well as a call for togetherness, mutual support, and healthy self-love.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "What We Do and Believe". www.unstabletimemachine.xyz. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ↑ "r/UTMSociety - [WIP] The teachings of the Bread". reddit. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
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