efw: your skepticism is the healthiest mindset to have as you are left to your own resources to prove this sufficiently to yourself (or not if you're not interested or just plain lazy). I think that most people, like myself, question this in the beginning and then, after you've critically looked at the info it becomes mathematically improbable that this is all just a larp. Coincidences of this proportion? I think not.
Watched the movie "V for Vendetta" this weekend. I highly recommend it as there are many themes that are pertinent to what's happening with Q.
