After Tragedy. The Illusion of the Game

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II. AfterTragedy

The Illusion of a Game

At a table covered in green cloth, a carefully devised imitation unfolds. Cards are dealt on time, protocols are followed, and the silence in the hall mimics respect. There are no suits — only red fingerprints and the faces of those who are gone. A black microphone cable coils around the table and chairs, tightening into a noose.

The system demands that people believe this is a game that can be won by following the rules. But the rules are ornamental. The outcome is determined by force, not law. The cards are never shuffled — they are arranged in advance, and every round ends the same. The table is not a place of negotiation but an instrument of execution: to sit is to accept a script with no exit.

Inside this illusion, a person feels a paralyzing pause. It is the state of a sensor that sees not the movement of cards, but the mechanism of a trap slowly closing around everyone who dared to sit at the table.

A human recognizes it too late. Silence becomes transparent, fear precise, clarity cold: when rules do not restrain power, the game is only a mask for crime.

This is not a game; it is a script for execution.

Alt-text:

Grotesque scene: the hands of a dictator/executioner deal cards bearing red fingerprints and faces of murdered opponents. A black microphone cable wraps the table and forms a noose around the chairs.

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Extra Credit Problem. After Tragedy. 🔔 Ethical Resonance. Pivtorak.Studio. 19.01.2026

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🛡️ This project is an artistic and philosophical study. All images are allegorical. The material is based on data from verified international sources.

The Illusion of a Game

Series: #AfterTragedy

Project: Extra Credit Problem (The Asterisk Problem)

[GIVEN]:

Iran's criminal regime requires the illusion of a "process." It is vital for them that the world sees elections, parliamentary sessions, and legal debates. This creates a smoke screen behind which torture and executions are hidden. 

Facts: Every "player" in Iran's political field undergoes IRGC censorship. The executioner deals the cards, the murderer writes the rules, and any attempt to play fairly ends in a noose. This is not political competition — it is a spectacle to legitimize violence.

[ANALYSIS]:

"The Illusion of a Game" is the moment we peek behind the scenes. We see that the table is a scaffold, and the cards are lists of the condemned. The regime does not seek dialogue; it seeks submission masked as consent. When we call this "politics," we become part of their lie. The exposure lies in calling things by their true names: this is not a negotiation table, but a machine for processing lives into power.

Key Phrase: "This is not a game; it is a script for execution."

[CONCLUSION]:

Documenting systemic fraud is the first step toward destroying its power. 

When the world stops perceiving tyranny as a "partner in the game," tyranny loses its primary defense — its diplomatic mask.

The next step is to admit that they are not negotiating with the cheater, they are isolating him.

Extra Credit Problem. After Tragedy. 📐 Systemic Solution Manifesto. Pivtorak.Studio. 19.01.2026

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🛡️ This project is an artistic and philosophical study. All images are allegorical. The material is based on data from verified international sources.