I swear this isn't pessimism (no Topol, I am not grumpy, please stop saying that), but somehow I feel like these latest crumbs have left me with more questions than directions. We still have no idea what diagonals have to do with anything. We can get the cell where x=f-1, sure, and more cells are always good for looking for patterns, but what value is he talking about that we're meant to find and what is it relevant to? There are a bunch of values associated with x=f-1. I haven't found any useful ones in any of my tests. In what case does x=f? In every single case I've seen, it's only valid for x to equal f-1. He wouldn't say that if it wasn't true somewhere, I wouldn't think. Considering this was the latest thing posted (including "build the tree recursively", which also seemingly comes out of nowhere) right after the thing about the diagonals, are they meant to have some relevance to each other? Because I'm not seeing any relevance in my tests. And where was this information 9 months ago? This is what gets me the most. If we've had enough information to figure it out this whole time, and if we've been so close to the eureka moment for so long, how were we meant to get there without any of these ideas about diagonals and x=f-1, and how were we meant to come up with these ideas? Is this disinfo to intentionally confuse and frustrate us for some hidden plot to prove our loyalty or to delay it until the 'stage is set' or something? It could be. I'm personally feeling far more curious than I am frustrated as a result of all of this. It just makes me wonder what's going on behind the scenes.

These are genuine questions. This isn't just me going on some meaningless rant. With how few work-related posts there have been here on the board lately, I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. Maybe stepping back and considering these newest points in a broader context is a useful way to wrap our heads around them. And as an aside, considering all the theories that go back and forth about who or what VQC really is and why so much confusing bullshit goes on, there are infinite different secret scenarios that could be going on here. Maybe they're waiting for us to ask the right question. Maybe they actually are intentionally trying to see if any of us quit. That kind of thing.

So does anyone have literally any idea what we're meant to be doing with these latest posts? Because none of my ideas panned out, and there are barely any other posts so far. What have you all been working on? Or, you know, VQC, if you're feeling generous, maybe just be open about the fact that we need to wait another month or whatever weird shit you're not telling us.