Jake – I love ya, so that’s why I’m being my typical self here, BUT..it doesn’t say that this is NOT any of those things, it says “You need not ask us if” it’s any of those things 😛
This experience is what we make of it. We are building it each day and creating what comes next. It can be whatever we want it to be. With that being said, I welcome any and all talk about ARGs or anything else that has a similar tone. I agree with @sovereignskies. We CAN learn from things that have come before