Hi all! Apologies for the late reply 😅 (I am the creator of the comic) I just realised that I have become of Reddit age to reply to posts (without them being hidden) so many thanks for the compliments.

Although…truth to be told, I didn't really start the comic expecting anything in return; therefore, I do not expect gratitude and if I do not get any, I do not really mind. I consider it a moral duty. The endeavour was not only done with the quaint mindset of carrying out a noblesse oblige - no, it is for self-preservation, and on a macro scale, the self-preservation of us all. We have less than 31 years to carry this feat of answering the Beacon (1977+80=2057      2057-2026=31) before we are forecast to be chipped en masse.

The feeling is mutual regarding the importance in distributing this information and it's a responsibility which I think we ought to carry out. This is how we insist on our humanity. The role of a "human" in this context, seems to be ineffectual and something characterised as somewhat of a prattling milksop. These subs have been good in conversation and good cheer, but the action part is sorely lacking. Living by our words AND actions are the only ways to overcome the negative opinion(s) set by our watchers.

TBH permission granted or not, I would have rebelled and gone ahead with the endeavour regardless of sensitivities - on account of the fact that the fate of 8 billion people outweighs the sensitivities of one (if you don't mind me saying).  RD has also mentioned that our efforts will be accounted for in the auditing of this species and the particular methods which we choose to do so. Currently, they are justifying our passivity as a rationale in our fundamental inability to govern ourselves, and that is something which we are unfortunately living up to.

I am grateful for the information shared and I am concerned that as the internet becomes more restrictive, this forum will become unreachable/inaccessible for some. The comic was a means to make it more accessible for visual audiences and to archive the information in a space other than reddit. I remember when I first encountered the two subs, I found it very hard to digest everything as there was a lot of information and a lot of players and different threads with no categorisation. Long walls of text can also be very intimidating for some. Hopefully, putting it in a visual form and categorising it, will make it accessible for those who are more visually inclined and in need of structure. A comic is also a good opener for recommending someone something to read. If they believe it to be sci-fi mumbo jumbo, then so be it. They have left reading the comic with an inkling of the concepts and warnings contained therein.

I think I mentioned this to you via private message u/garbotalk (around April of this year), and we also talked at length regarding iterations of a Naijaje(an) sketch. I also mentioned my rationale in choosing this format:

"…I know you previously said that you didn’t want to create a book, as naysayers would say that the information is all a just marketing ploy to sell a product, but I feel that there is a degree of separation in my endeavour, as I state at the very beginning that I am a separate entity and that it is for non-commercial use. I am just a random person who has collated an anthology of truths/ideas and conversations which I find interesting. I also illustrated bits of Martha Stout's book which RD recommended (and plan to do so with other books) so in this way, naysayers can't really say it isn't one…"

I'm not sure if you remember this exchange? I have deleted my previous Reddit account (my apologies there, as I can't revisit our old conversation).

I don’t want the burgeoning efforts of these two subs to be in vain and to go unnoticed. I know it can be hard to know about the reality of humanity's condition and feel powerless to do anything (as we are in our own little silos). We are caged in the lowest of expectations from our watchers but the fact is that we have been supplied with useful information and we cannot afford to remain stagnant.

I am just a random kid who has made us of social media. Anybody can do this. If I can, so can you. My efforts may not be perfect. It may be riddled with mistakes, but if we all say the same things, then there is a chance some of the information might catch on in the public zeitgeist and better opportunities might spring out from it.

I am sorry to remind everyone once again of the peril that we are truly in, at this time of the year. Judgement has been cast and I know some might feel flayed, but this debrief of proceedings so far, was probably due.

To end on a positive note - I hope next year will bring better things!

Edit: sorry, forgot to mention about the milkmaid(ing). Social media has provided us with a communication device with is far reaching. Please make use of it! The lone milkmaid who was previously confined to being physically within earshot of Edward Jenner to inspire him, is now something which is no longer a hurdle/barrier for us.