We have begun official recruitment. Be it explicitly stated that we are not part of the 3301 movement. However, we empathize with this organized society.
Once recruitment has begun, this first phase will consist of 15 fragments and 13 grueling tests, where only the most intelligent will be allowed to pass. They are encouraged not to share, but whoever wishes to risk being displeased by their state, so be it. The reward will be total fulfillment; the absolute truth. The answer to the truth of our world. As a small, tiny proof of how much our society tends to ignore and forget, I will remind you of something like our knowledge: the city known as Baghdad for these purposes had a simple electrical grid 250 years before Christ. We only want the smartest. The Great Reset is very close, and believe me, they want to be prepared. This time, they won't burn our knowledge. We'll avoid becoming the slaves those in this illegitimate state desire.

That said, let the games begin. You have one month.

Your main tool is this:https://files.catbox.moe/ei7n6f.png

To be able to read it correctly and know which symbol to extract from this text, the following tests will be required. Yes, all of this will help you complete a single line of symbols that will take you to phase 2.

Tests:

#1 https://files.catbox.moe/sfrh3r.png

#2 https://files.catbox.moe/cdefrh.png

#3 https://files.catbox.moe/gttw7z.png

#4 https://files.catbox.moe/34da8u.png

#5 https://files.catbox.moe/9fzbzs.png

#6 https://files.catbox.moe/kmi2fg.png

#7 https://files.catbox.moe/3aslcf.png

#8 https://files.catbox.moe/miyto0.png

#9 https://files.catbox.moe/qrx43i.png

#10 https://files.catbox.moe/71q7yn.png

#11 https://files.catbox.moe/918cw2.png

#12 https://files.catbox.moe/dnrb6h.png

#13 https://files.catbox.moe/yfltnc.png

Final: https://files.catbox.moe/jgvr8q.png

>>936032609 (OP)
This stuff is so fucking lame now.

Nobody wants to be baited along for months at a time for some nothing reward to fulfill your ARG fantasies. Get fucked. 2004 is over.

>>936032609 (OP)
>: the city known as Baghdad for these purposes had a simple electrical grid 250 years before Christ. We only want the smartest. The Great Reset is very close, and believe me, they want to be prepared. This time, they won't burn our knowledge. We'll avoid becoming the slaves those in this illegitimate state desire.

The same city that has open sewage flowing through their streets and illiteracy rates, right?

Fuck off.

>>936033069
It's not an ARG. If you're unable to solve it, it's because your 40-year-old neurons aren't capable of properly synapsing, just admit it.

>>936032609 (OP)
If I pass all the tests will you suck my dick?

>>936033283
https://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/battery2.html#:~:text=The%20Baghdad%20Battery%20is%20believed,surrounded%20by%20a%20copper%20cylinder.

Apparently, studying is illegal in your country. There you have proof of what I'm saying. Followed by, We could say that the United States had culture before the European invasion, and that's true. However, today they don't have an original culture; their entire culture is a copy of real cultures. Keep in mind that these are archaeological discoveries; don't blame me for your backwardness.

>>936033547
Calm down, with that attitude you're already more than failed, dear individual.

>>936033460
Boy you sure showed me.

It couldn't possibly be that since 3301 we've seen dozens of these and virtually none of them have actually delivered anything worth spending weeks following clues, right?

But this one is different because it promises "The answer to truth of our world." Citing that Baghdad had electricity thousands of years before it was discovered.

Sorry but 2000s are over. The novelty of playing these dumb games are gone. There's no motivation for anyone to help you live out your childish puzzle master fantasy.

>>936033666
I understand. However, what you're saying is reductionist and fallacious. It's not an ARG. Besides, the 3310 thing was much easier than people wanted, spoiler alert: They're a peacefully organized society that doesn't engage in illegal activities but operates just like us. Sorry if the reality of your inability to solve this frustrates you. It's called cognitive dissonance, because you think you're eloquent, but you're running into a wall of tests that demonstrate your low cognitive ability, and your only way to avoid attacking your self-concept is to attack this question. I understand; it's frustrating to be so stupid. No one is obligated to solve it, but whoever does will know, and KNOWS FROM NOW ON, that it's worth it.

>>936033629
I've passed every single test I've ever given myself, faggot.

>>936033919
Applause.

>>936033587
Thank you for proving my point, but since you're being a condescending asshole about it I'll break this down so you can understanding it. This is not "the city of Baghdad" having "an electrical grid."This is not a battery. It is not widely believed to have been a battery. It's an artifact that doesn't have any intended electrical properties whatsoever. If you fill it with vinegar, it has a reaction. But that's true of many other substances and there's no obviously intended use for that electricity.It is widely believed to be a storage container. The shape and materials are similar to known storage containers.You are full of fucking shit, have no secret knowledge, and literally nothing to offer.

>>936033843
You are fucking stupid. People are saying this isn't even worth investing the effort the time to try solving. You're accusing them just not being able to and offering "proof" that's complete fucking nonsense.All you're doing is proving my original point that you're stupid and why nobody should play dumb games with you. You have nothing to offer us. Fuck off

>>936032609 (OP)
>wanna do some puzzles
No

>>936034098
B-B-BUT I HAVE SECRET KNOWLEDGE!!111!!11 u just must not be intelligent enuff to solve

This sounds like the end game is the coolaid.

>>936034087
Unfortunately, everything you say is false. No, no matter how many times you cry about the sky being red, it will still be blue. There's only one truth. Nothing has proven your point; you're just using arguments more convoluted than those of Saint Thomas. Yet, you're still unable to resolve phase 1. I'm no longer interested in continuing this waste of energy called "talking to donkeys."

>>936034130
Excuse me, my friend, according to what I perceive, you have some kind of mental retardation. Are your tutors nearby supervising your internet activity?

>>936033587
LOL what a fucking dumbass.

If you place two almost any dissimilar metals (like iron and copper) into an electrolyte solution (like lemon juice, vinegar, or saltwater) it becomes a "battery" like the one you're showing. Take:

>An iron nail
>A piece of copper wire
>A lemon

Insert both metals into the lemon, you create a tiny battery that can power a small LED or clock.


Congratulations. You've proven nothing other than you don't know the basics of anything. So no, nobody wants to play dumb games with you.

>>936034234
Right. That's why evreyone is laughing at you and not wanting to play your dumb puzzles. Your English sucks.

Folks, this is why you shouldn't have an only child. They never learn to play with other children and grow up to be autistic adults who don't understand what batteries are.

>>936034289
Says the man who thinks "Bahgdad had an electrical grid 2000 years before Christ existed"
Holy fuck you are stupid.

>>936032609 (OP)
Fuck off retard

>>936034360
It's interesting, anyone who perceives that another person is somehow bad in their own language, taking advantage of this, believes themselves to be austere and criticizes nonstop. The most impressive thing is that your arguments only prove that you haven't seen the artifacts and, above all, that you haven't read a single paper about it. I don't know whether to laugh or cry since it was just a statement of an enormous amount of information, one so real and irrelevant that I didn't think an obese American would have a neurosymptom just from reading it. You are human garbage who ignores the nature of neurodivergence, archaeology, and obviously history. I repeat, I no longer wish to talk to donkeys; the next message will be ignored. Move your fat ass if you're so smart and get past phase 1, or stay there crying.

>>936034591
Dude just look it up. It's widely believed to be a papyrus holder.

I'm not going to explain first and second hand sources to you. Your riddle sucks and so do your critical thinking skills. That's why nobody wants to play your dumb riddle.

>>936032609 (OP)
lol Baghdad did not have fucking electricity in the bronze age you dumbass.

>>936032609 (OP)
Are all Muslims really this fucking stupid?

Calm down, you stupid mouths. It's obvious that your American asses, packed with microplastics, Republican propaganda, and above all, saturated fats, are incapable of solving this. Calm down, I'm not affected by what such stupid people might say, because not one of you has taken a step forward to the next phase, and since this is designed so that only the smart ones can pass, a reaction of this kind was expected from those incapable of passing this phase. While you cry about what you don't understand, the smart ones are silently sorting out everything to prevent you from reaching the delicious prize, but—of course, even if the smart ones didn't do anything, you are incapable of reaching the prize. Now you have 15 days.

>>936035136
Yeah Americans are so dumb. That's why we have all the most elite universities, almost all innovation, control the finances of the entire world, have exported our culture everywhere, and have some of the highest social mobility in the world.

Meanwhile, Iraq lowers the age of marriage to 8 years old in honor of the prophet in the early 2010s.

>Now you have 15 days.

You don't understand how this works. We're not your 8 year old wives. You can't threaten us by taking away prizes we know you didn't have.

>>936035136
EVERYONE IS INCAPABLE OF PASSING MY RIDDLE BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL TOO STUPID

Sincerely,

Guy who says Iraq had an electrical grid 200 years before the birth of Christ and can't speak English, but promises the secrets of the universe.

>>936032609 (OP)

Even if somebody wanted to solve this, your English is so broken that the instructions don't even make any sense.

And no, that's not part of the obfuscation of the riddles.

Obviously this is a super secret organization who can't be fucked to use google translate properly and not one guy with too much time on his hands generating AI images for his busted riddle that doesn't even work.

>>936032609 (OP)
>the city known as Baghdad for these purposes had a simple electrical grid 250 years before Christ.

Dude Iraq doesn't even have flush toilets outside of upper class households and much of their country has open sewage flowing into the fucking street lol

This is your "proof" that you have a prize worth solving? Hard pass.

>>936032609 (OP)
You do realize 3301 offered like nothing for months of people jumping through hoops right? This stuff was interesting when it first started but nobody wants to do it anymore.

>>936035136
Ahab abandons his own thread after everyone makes fun of his dumb riddle.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343305547_The_Enigmatic_%27Battery_of_Baghdad%27?utm_source=chatgpt.com

We continue with the recruitment. Literally everyone fell into the most obvious trap: instead of using their precious brains to solve phase 1, they stuffed themselves with a random statement. Applause, group psychology is right.

>>936032609 (OP)
>https://ibero.mx/iberoforum/2/pdf/francisco_caballero.pdf
>CICADA 3301 LES ADMIRAMOS

Mexican puzzle

>>936035923
>source=chatgpt.com
LOL

Jesus Christ you're a fucking retard. How about looking at an actual scholarly source and not chatgpt. Again, I'll do this for you:

"The Baghdad Battery: Fact or Fiction?" by Paul T. Keyser, published in Plating and Surface Finishing (May 2002), a journal of the National Association for Surface Finishing.

>From the reports that are available, there just isn’t enough evidence to allow us to conclude that the artisans of Mesopotamia discovered and used an electroplating process. The presence of papyrus inside the copper tube does strongly suggest that the vessels
were used to store written messages on papyrus for the afterworld,
which were sealed in the vessels with asphalt plugs.

Here are several more:

St. Clair, K. (2016). The Secret Lives of Colour. John Murray Publishers.

> There's no significant historical or archaeological evidence this was an electrical device

Silverman, H. (2002). The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead. W. W. Norton & Company.

>This is not nor was ever a functional battery

British Museum Official Statement
The British Museum has housed similar Parthian-era artifacts and has stated explicitly in their educational materials that there is no evidence of electrical use, and the “battery” interpretation is highly speculative.

British Museum. (n.d.). The so-called Baghdad Battery. Department of the Middle East. Retrieved from https://www.britishmuseum.org


Also, just think about how batteries work. There's no debate here, you're just a dumbass who doesn't know how to critically think. That's why nobody wants to play your dumb riddles with you because 3/5ths of the people who make these have mistakes that make them impossible to solve or just end up with "prizes" that are something stupid like someone telling you there religion is true.

>>936036403
Relax, I know it really bothers you, and that's why I'm happy to see you talking to a wall. It was just a simple statement to get attention, because that's how social media works. You're trying so hard to prove a point that you claim is true. Since every message has a goal, I can only see what you're saying. Either you care about what I say, or your only goal is to humiliate because you're very alone. I've already said this in previous messages. It was a statement to corroborate that what I know is true, and yes, it's true, predicting how the masses will respond to certain thoughts, especially when they have the privacy necessary for it, is extremely easy. Applause, Mr. Obvious, you rediscovered America. Now solve Phase 1 or declare yourself incapable.

>>936036755
>>936036755

>>936036877
¿?

Sorry i don't speack that lenguage.

Creo que es muy fácil predecir que ustedes son un montón de racistas retrasados, sin embargo, allí está la fase 1 para que intenten —aunque obviamente son incapaces de— resolverla. Mi lenguaje nativo es Español. Interesante que cuando se habla de medio oriente con algun enfoque positivo la reacción de ustedes sea.... Intentar humillar? Lo siento, hay trabajo por hacer.

Todos hasta el momento son ineptos para el trabajo.

>>936037008


No es que nadie pueda resolverlo, es que nadie quiere complicarse la vida resolviendo un rompecabezas sin ningún beneficio aparente. El único premio que ofreces es "la verdad de la vida" o algo así de absurdo, que nadie cree que poseas. Esto es obvio cuando tu "prueba" se basa en una interpretación vulgar de un viejo meme científico que la mayoría de los occidentales leen en secundaria.

Cuando alguien te critica por algo, insistes con arrogancia en que nadie es tan inteligente como tú.

>Todos me acusan de ser árabe porque son waaaacistas

No, es porque intentaste argumentar que toda la ciudad de Bagdad estaba conectada a una red eléctrica 200 años antes de Cristo. Irak es uno de los países más atrasados del mundo.

Nadie quiere jugar a la ficción contigo. No es porque seamos demasiado estúpidos para hacerlo, es porque nadie quiere pasar horas armando tus estúpidos rompecabezas que probablemente ni siquiera funcionan. Tenemos gente que hace esto todo el tiempo y la mitad de las veces ni siquiera funciona.

Ya sabemos que mientes cuando te presentas como una "organización". 3301 gastó miles de dólares en su proyecto y fue una búsqueda nacional, la primera de su tipo. Se ha hecho hasta el cansancio y ya nadie quiere hacerlo. Si lo hicieran, hay mejores rompecabezas como la búsqueda del tesoro de JCB o los rompecabezas de la NSA que llevan a dinero de verdad. No las divagaciones de un tipo que no tiene ni idea sobre el secreto de la vida.

>>936032609 (OP)
Anyone actually intelligent will realize this is a dumb cult.

>>936037642
If by "cult" you mean one guy then yeah.

>>936037733
It all starts with one guy.
Usually charismatic and has the "truth" or whatever.
Of course the universe, the most possibly complicated topic in existence, is a simple streamlined truth that you can tap into because the leader has secret knowledge that you don't.
I know this game.

>>936032609 (OP)
>oh ehm gee we are like tots a secret society of smarty pants!
>recruits on 4chan
>literally does nothing
>fades into obscurity

Let me know when you matter. Instead, I will focus my time an energy on things that aren’t complete bullshit and that I actually care about.

>>936037793
Which makes sense, but this person is not charismatic nor intelligent. And traditionally cults don't happen online, as the ability to exert influence over people is most effectively done in person.

I've seen online communities that are "cultish" but they typically are run by people significantly more intelligent than this bozo.

>>936032609 (OP)
I'm not dl your virus infected pdfs faggit

>>936037873
You can absolutely recruit online.
But you're also right that the real brainwashing begins when you can separate people from their environment and change their personality.
On the other hand I wouldn't say this is a strict criteria for cult behavior. I see it with streamers sometimes and all the parasocial bullshit that goes on. Donations and the "group speak".
Shit even Donald Trump is like a cult lol.

>>936034204
I agree this all seems like a setup for yet another suicide cult.

>>936037939
Fair. I mean even "Love has won" managed to get a decent amount of money. They taught that the leader was the daughter of donald trump and she was god who used Robin williams as a spirit guide.

Like if you cast a net into a society of hundreds of millions of people, you're bound to get a handful of people who will believe anything. The problem is those people typically have no money, resources, or skillsets to contribute or they wouldn't be so gullible in the first place.

>>936037903
based

>>936037860
Lol It's hilarious watching people trash this fool

>>936037963
You're giving this retard waaaayy too much credit

>>936037903
Just use a VM if you are actually interested. Most of it is gay.

The fact they think this is a viable tactic is, itself, evidence of their stupidity.

>>936038059
That's actually a very observant point on your end.
I'm not sure how you go about recruiting the valuable victims.
OSHO was a master at getting bored rich white people to join his compound.
I think ethnic rarity and touch of mystery really takes it to another level.
Speaking without really saying anything type of art. Maybe one is born with it I'm note sure.
Trump is brazen but he recruits pretty low quality followers. You could argue volume makes up for quality because he amasses so much wealth, votes, and support.
Idk Anon that's an interesting point actually.

>>936038205
to be fair, Osho was something of an actual philosopher who actually proposed a unified philosophy of life rooted in:

sexual liberty
challenging mores / norms
capitalism

He also threw these really extravagant orgies and had rituals that enabled people to act out in ridiculous ways they normally couldn't. Morevoer, he was really a funny charming guy who was pretty blatant about the fact that he didn't take his enterprise seriously. Remember the whole "The people are retarded" skit? Or when he was accused of being a cult and he was like "Oh, I am."

>>936032609 (OP)
this must have taken some time to make.
a shame nobody can be asked to solve meaningless puzzles.

you should spend your time studying math or something mister riddler.

>>936038317
That's true.
I guess neo-tantric philosophy attracted bored white yuppies who really didn't have much direction in life.
But he was obviously a very charming, charismatic, and humorous man.
But I still wouldn't give him shit and he likely wouldn't care either. It just takes several people to start "doing the thing" before it becomes a whole compound of followers at your command.
I think the philosophy to start a cult like that is non-dualistic "you're already God" type of thing. It empowers them but keeps them dependent on you.

>>936038205
I mean the difference with Trump is that he actually proposes a viable series of achievable political goals moving forward. People sperg out and "orange man bad" about everything but our presidential candidates have been pretty low quality across the board since the assassination of JFK.

>>936038436
You're giving him too much credit. These were all generated with AI and there's a very good chance that, between his broken english and the fact that he thinks Iraq was on an electrical grid in the bronze age means his critical thinking skills are dubois at best. There's a very high chance these puzzles lead to dead ends at like step 8. There are some obvious patterns right off the bat so it probably wouldn't be that hard to solve but he's not offering any real reason to play with him.

>>936038485
It depends on your motivation.

Is it money, sex, control, or all three?

The most successful cult leaders already have money so they want control. I have a degree in psych and studied cults as part of a university sponsored independent study.

TL;DR - If you look at the anthropological research from Dr. Matthers, you learn a lot about the magician and studying the rituals not because you think the magic works. Instead, you learn about the desires of the magician. When people are risking life and limb in the 17th century to summon demons to find treasure or get laid. Guess what? It means the "magicians" were all fucking poor losers who couldn't score pussy so they appealed to magic made up imaginary demons to get laid.

IMO cult leaders are usually blown out of proportion and it's often that their followers aren't "victims" so much as incredibly stupid / gullible people who have no direction in life.

>>936038696
i think a lot of people in moderne society just lack a genuine purpose and community.
here cults offer an easy solution. just listen to the guy and we will all be friends. and having something to dedicate your life too whether you actually belive it or not can be quite a nice cope from the fact that we live on a empty rock and space and life has no meaning

>>936038918
This is 100% the answer and honestly? I feel it.


I know a lot of people across a lot of socioeconomic statuses and walks of life. And most of the men in their early to mid thirties are landing in the same spot where they're asking "What should I be doing with my life?"

I wish I had an answer. For me I'm going to try and reitre in my 40s through intelligent investments and frugal living. I'm also working to get /fit/ (although I'm kind of sucking at it.

>>936039006
sounds like you are doing great.
so far my primary dedication has just been science.
im only on yr one of uni but there is just something about listing to professors talk about discoveries that is so captivating and intresting to me.

i cant way to get into a research team.

>>936039302
Yeah it's fun. I wound up becoming a software engineer and making great money. I just like, don't know what's going to happen because it's lucrative but the work is all unstable.

Maybe you're the spark I've been waiting for tonight. emyriion