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bsenftneryesterday at 12:17 PM2 repliesview on HN

It is really too bad that "Slack" (the application) is the antithesis of "Slack" (the SubGenius philosophy):

In the satirical Church of the SubGenius, Slack is the ultimate goal: a state of blissful, lazy freedom from work, responsibility, and societal pressure, achieved by rejecting "Normal" conformity and embracing conspiracy, self-delusion, and "Bulldada" (bullshit) to attain personal liberation, money, and effortless success, with the mustachioed avatar J.R. "Bob" Dobbs as the ultimate guide to this spiritual laziness. Key Aspects of Slack:

Anti-Work/Anti-Conformity: Slack means escaping the "compulsive urges" of modern life, like working, saving money, and trying to be "normal".

Effortless Achievement: It's the ability to get what you want (wealth, status, love) without effort, often through bizarre, pseudo-occult means or by exploiting the system.

Conspiracy & Weirdness: Slack is tied to uncovering hidden truths (aliens, conspiracies) and embracing abnormality, separating believers from the "Normals".

J.R. "Bob" Dobbs: The iconic, pipe-smoking, suited figure is the living embodiment of Slack, a shortcut to financial heaven and a life of ease.

"Hour of Slack": This is the name of the SubGenius radio show, broadcasting their anti-establishment message and teachings on achieving Slack.

How to Get Slack (According to the Church): * Join the Church of the SubGenius and pledge allegiance to Bob. * Use "Bulldada" (bullshit) and "Morealism" (more bullshit) to overcome problems. * Learn "occult technology" and incantations for financial power. * Reject mainstream pressures and embrace your inner weirdness.

Essentially, Slack is a satirical take on the American dream, promising ultimate success and happiness through utter laziness and rebellion against the very systems that create the need for such a shortcut.

...and it being "the season" - if you live in any city larger than 30K, look for an announcement of the "drunken Santa pub crawl". That is a global annual event the SubGenius put on every year, where mobs people in Santa outfits swarm bars for a 24 hour period, often over a hundred Santas.


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2b3a51yesterday at 2:10 PM

"mustachioed"

I think that is just a shadow on badly reproduced J.R. likenesses.

I too was hoping that the OA would be an application of the principles of slack to corporate organisation. We may be getting old.

trollbridgeyesterday at 1:02 PM

Yeah. I was expecting something that was, well, actually slack, and instead I got the conspiracy.

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