The Bravest Thing
From The Village Wiki
[edit] Notes From The Wiki Founder: The Bravest Thing... by ConcernedCitizen 16:10, September 18, 2009 (EST)
It's David.
It's a pathetic thing, really, that I've never done anything that I could point to as brave, and that this is the edge. People die for their countries, doctors save lives, protestors risk jail, and all I've done is give you my name.
And not even my whole name. That will show you the true extent of my personal mettle.
Yet, I think I may be putting myself into some trouble by doing this. When I created The Village Wiki I hid behind anonymity. I wasn't sure if there was such a thing as 'The Village' and whether it existed, and whether my company had anything to do with it. But the last time I added information to the wiki, it was information given to me by someone from within the company, and they told me to be careful. And I have to assume that this means I was, more or less, on the right track. The Village is a place that exists, where people are being watched, and I've found evidence of it.
It's somewhat liberating to be a bit more open about this. It's scary to use my name. It's like jumping off a cliff. I know this can't be undone. I have a common enough name. This wiki is hard to find. But the company I work for excels at piecing data and observation together. I can only assume it will be a matter of time before they find out I'm behind the wiki, and that I'm snooping around. Even if I don't put my name out there, I'll bet they find me out eventually.
I imagine I'll be fired before too long.
On my last job, I knew the end was coming. The economy was showing signs of crashing. Our CEOs were holding hurried meetings behind closed doors and not telling us anything. Reporters were sniffing around, calling us individually to see if we knew anything. And had the data, and the analysis, that could have blown it open so much earlier. But I followed my marching orders, deleted the right files, watched the numbers move around on complicated spreadsheets, and even shredded a few documents.
I was a coward. And when the company folded, all I had to show as my reward for 'playing it safe' were shares that had vaporized, along with my life. I learned a little bit about what loyalty and personal cowardice bring.
I wish I were brave enough to give you the name of the company I work for now. I'm not. But in my next note I'll talk about how I came to work for them...
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