It’s been quite a week, huh?
Tension is .. well who knows. I can’t define it, nor do I necessarily want to, but it’s brought together some of the most wonderful people I know.
I have never seen this much passion for something like this, the closest I can think of might be I Love Bees, but even those fans weren’t as enthused as the people here. Considering that Tension is not an established brand, or carrying a history of events that people are drawn to, this is an incredible success, and one that I hope they are very proud of. Can anyone think of something we cared about this much, before it had even started? Me neither.
Sometimes, tense people say and do stupid things. We’re humans; Most of us are stupid animals, myself very very much included. That some of our passion was misdirected is not something we should be ashamed of, but I’d like to help redirect it.
I doubt the tension is going to let up as the following months play out, and I want to help us not eat each other alive. I also want to do my part to help us be more welcoming to newcomers, help them get a handle on what’s happening – or at the very least, let’s stop accusing every new account without a profile pic of being a plant. I also hope we will be less accusatory towards each other, and continue building something here that in years to come, we’ll look back and talk about one of the greatest stories we were ever a part of.
Because, that’s already what it is, and it’s up to us to foster and protect it if we want it to last.
If you have a social media account, FaceSpam or Twitwank or whatever your favorite poison is, talking about Tension and your experiences in it, and especially if you have experiences at events, is really important, and *is* noticed. I’m going to do what I can to help this take another step forward.
Buz, you still have the best jacket in the room and one day I am going to win it in a game of poker. Andrew, you’re still more handsome than you have any natural right to be. Michelle, Neil, I don’t have any decent one liners for you, but you were both very warm and weird people when I met you, and that’s my kind of person.
I have far more close friends now than I did when I turned up and started posting stupid cryptic nonsense, and I hope we can carry on this ridiculous adventure together with yet more friends we don’t yet know.
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[edit] Unintentional 3x 1’s in the time I posted this. Glory be.
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