(Q - ??: Michel, I would like to ask a somewhat general question of strategy in relation to how the game works. In fact, I have the impression until now why everyone is pedaling in
the semolina is that we operate on a hypothesis, on a hypothesis, on a hypothesis I make the hypothesis of the nave that's it, that the spiral, that's that, that the line, that's it.
is that, that the zone, that is the one, that the sentinels et cetera And we never have certainties, never any confirmation And so I say to myself, can this be a valid strategy or.
relevant to concentrate one's energy on understanding the figures of visual 7172 et cetera and saying to oneself well if I manage to understand these figures, at that moment, everything else will be confirmed And from this point on.
So, does it seem relevant to you to concentrate your energy on these figures, leaving aside, saying to yourself, well I can't be certain about the rest?
people take refuge in the madits et cetera?
But it is linked precisely to that, it is that people, like we build on sand, each one seeks to cling to elements.
And unfortunately, the same causes producing the same effects, it also happens a little bit with you, with what you say.
When you talk about changing gears, there are people who go looking for things on the sprockets of the bicycle wheels.
When you talk about clicks, there are people who look for things on cameras and focal lengths. And so, you see, that's the problem.
It’s this uncertainty that we have that is permanent.
So there you have it, does this seem like a good strategy to you to say hey, I'll put that aside for now and I'll focus on what no one has found so far which is understanding numbers.)
MB: Thank you for the very interesting question. This is the whole difficulty of the exchange between you and me. You talk to me about the madits, you talk to me about many things. In reality, you are talking to me about several decades of exchanges in which, or in which at least, I was not a party. So, these exchanges which took place, spread out between Max Valentin and the players, induced an atmosphere in the game, induced a coloring of the game, a general understanding, a general atmosphere of the game that I am trying today to counter because I believe that it is unhealthy and unfounded. So the real point today is to say how can we take a 30-year history to re-establish a dialogue between participants in a game and an organizer without penalizing those who started 30 years ago, those who start now and all those who have started in the meantime. That's the real debate.
(Q - ??: That, I understood. I think that, indeed, in the curses, he liked to add a kind of mystery around these answers and everything..)
MB: But no, what you're saying isn't complete, it's not that he liked to add mystery, that's not it. The real problem is that we are dealing with someone who got off on it exactly like the owls. On one side there were the owls who delighted in searching, and on the other side, there was a Max de Valentin who delighted in being adored, idealized. This is the most difficult idea to get across, this is what is most perverse in this game, is that in reality, we cannot say that a Max Valentin is misleading people into mistake on purpose. I don't think he did so many things voluntarily, I simply think, I wrote it, that Max Valentin got into the game, got drunk, was intoxicated by the notoriety that fell on him, d all at once by the respect, admiration, adulation that a certain number of owls gave him. This is why these famous owls had a significant impact on the progress of the game. This process was extremely particular and it is unique because, apart from the golden owl, this did not happen . The people who organize treasure hunts today are not subject to the same exhilaration, to the same excitements as those to which Max Valentin may have been subjected.
(Q - ??: What I wanted to say is that even for example, even today, there are people who will cite curses, I don't think they are worshipers, it's simply that they have nothing else to relate to in fact So they seek to support their castle which is built on sand, their theory built on sand They seek to find elements, try. to confirm little bits of progress, et cetera So my question was, was the strategy to really focus on these figures by saying well the rest will be confirmed once I found these figures, I If you have understood these figures, does that seem like a valid strategy to you or can it not work like that.)
MB: The right strategy is to tell yourself that there is a journey to complete. I must accomplish it. I arrive somewhere and there I act according to my personal logic and my personal imagination and what I think are the possibilities, the possible finds on the part of someone who has hidden a treasure and who there, at the place where I arrived, left me or tells me to have left a certain number of clues, landmarks, etc.
MB: Thank you for the very interesting question. This is the whole difficulty of the exchange between you and me. You talk to me about the madits, you talk to me about many things. In reality, you are talking to me about several decades of exchanges in which, or in which at least, I was not a party. So, these exchanges which took place, spread out between Max Valentin and the players, induced an atmosphere in the game, induced a coloring of the game, a general understanding, a general atmosphere of the game that I am trying today to counter because I believe that it is unhealthy and unfounded. So the real point today is to say how can we take a 30-year history to re-establish a dialogue between participants in a game and an organizer without penalizing those who started 30 years ago, those who start now and all those who have started in the meantime. That's the real debate.
(Q - ??: That, I understood. I think that, indeed, in the curses, he liked to add a kind of mystery around these answers and everything..)
MB: But no, what you're saying isn't complete, it's not that he liked to add mystery, that's not it. The real problem is that we are dealing with someone who got off on it exactly like the owls. On one side there were the owls who delighted in searching, and on the other side, there was a Max de Valentin who delighted in being adored, idealized. This is the most difficult idea to get across, this is what is most perverse in this game, is that in reality, we cannot say that a Max Valentin is misleading people into mistake on purpose. I don't think he did so many things voluntarily, I simply think, I wrote it, that Max Valentin got into the game, got drunk, was intoxicated by the notoriety that fell on him, d all at once by the respect, admiration, adulation that a certain number of owls gave him. This is why these famous owls had a significant impact on the progress of the game. This process was extremely particular and it is unique because, apart from the golden owl, this did not happen . The people who organize treasure hunts today are not subject to the same exhilaration, to the same excitements as those to which Max Valentin may have been subjected.
(Q - ??: What I wanted to say is that even for example, even today, there are people who will cite curses, I don't think they are worshipers, it's simply that they have nothing else to relate to in fact So they seek to support their castle which is built on sand, their theory built on sand They seek to find elements, try. to confirm little bits of progress, et cetera So my question was, was the strategy to really focus on these figures by saying well the rest will be confirmed once I found these figures, I If you have understood these figures, does that seem like a valid strategy to you or can it not work like that.)
MB: The right strategy is to tell yourself that there is a journey to complete. I must accomplish it. I arrive somewhere and there I act according to my personal logic and my personal imagination and what I think are the possibilities, the possible finds on the part of someone who has hidden a treasure and who there, at the place where I arrived, left me or tells me to have left a certain number of clues, landmarks, etc.