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Lieutenant Dan wrote:Now it's mysteriously missing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/us/m ... eared.html

I was about to update my post with the theft news but see the discussion has turned chaotic

Don Carlos wrote: .....

As for where I stand with the monolith art; it's in the middle of know where and has seemingly been there for quite a while. It's discovery has sparked conversation and wonder..."what if" moments for a lot of people. Based on 2001 A Space Odyssey, which many people regard as one of the finest pieces of forward thinking art the world has ever seen, by a director in Kubric that people see as a geniuses artist.

Blurred lines everywhere

doesn't look anything like the 2001 monolith

The plot thickens...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -Utah.html

xer0s wrote:The plot thickens...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -Utah.html

Interesting article and I quote

Some observers also pointed out the object's resemblance to the avant-garde work of John McCracken (left) an American artist who lived for a time in nearby New Mexico, and died in 2011. He was known for his freestanding sculptures in the shape of pyramids, cubes, or sleek slabs (right)

[Left / right references photos with text]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIOOkwMBkAS ... y8jgcx3wwi

IT'S A CONSPIRACY

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i very much prefer henry moore

https://atascaderonews.com/news/mystery ... -mountain/

On Wednesday morning, a similar monument appeared at the top of Atascadero’s Pine Mountain, and sparked similar patronage. Dozens of local hikers made the trek to the top of Pine Mountain to view the object.

This is getting kind of interesting now. Perhaps part of a guerilla marketing campaign, or an ARG?

The Utah one had been there since at least 2016 according to satellite images. It’d be one hell of a long con ad campaign if so...

Article about removal.

One of the people who removed it is well known in the climbing community. Clearly, the known existence of the monolith has caused some environmental issues with tourists flocking to the site. Something with that kind of draw to people who don’t understand how to co-exist in a fragile ecosystem probably shouldn’t be there. Leave no trace.

But according to Krakus, it wasn’t hurting anything!

It really wasn't though, the whole fragile ecosystem line is complete bullshit. There's literally a road leading there less than a mile away! All this shows is that I was right, someone figured they could do it because the law was on their side so they did it. It wasn't about the ecosystem it was about imposing their will over others. It wasn't bothering anyone and it wasn't impacting some fragile ecosystem. Those are just excuses, really fucking lame excuses coming from fucking climbers of all people. You know, people that routinely drill holes in rocks to climb shit. Fucking hypocrites. This goes back to what I said previously, people that get upset this was put up to the point where they go there to take it down don't give two shits about it. If they didn't know it was there it would still be there today and the reason it would is because it's not fucking affecting anything being there. They just saw an opportunity to impose their will on others and decided since they wouldn't get any pushback that they'd go ahead and do it because they can. That's it, it's exactly the type of person who goes power crazy when given any kind of authority over others. The worst kind of people.

LOL what.

People that say "What" in text messages should have their internet privileges revoked.

Damn, Kracus, you're getting a bit touchy lately. You OK bro?

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjpjk7/ ... ace-aliens

In the video, a group of three men are seen pushing the statue over and chanting "America First" and "Christ is King." The men, one of whom was wearing a "Make Donald Drumpf Again" headband, called part of the monolith's construction "gay" then replaced it monolith with a wooden cross.

At least now we know what Gwamps has been up to.

lol, Kracus is manic...

Κracus wrote:It really wasn't though, the whole fragile ecosystem line is complete bullshit. There's literally a road leading there less than a mile away! All this shows is that I was right, someone figured they could do it because the law was on their side so they did it. It wasn't about the ecosystem it was about imposing their will over others. It wasn't bothering anyone and it wasn't impacting some fragile ecosystem. Those are just excuses, really fucking lame excuses coming from fucking climbers of all people. You know, people that routinely drill holes in rocks to climb shit. Fucking hypocrites. This goes back to what I said previously, people that get upset this was put up to the point where they go there to take it down don't give two shits about it. If they didn't know it was there it would still be there today and the reason it would is because it's not fucking affecting anything being there. They just saw an opportunity to impose their will on others and decided since they wouldn't get any pushback that they'd go ahead and do it because they can. That's it, it's exactly the type of person who goes power crazy when given any kind of authority over others. The worst kind of people.

“People arrived by car, by bus, by van, helicopter, planes, trains, motorcycles and E-bikes and there isn’t even a parking lot. There aren’t bathrooms — and yes, pooping in the desert is a misdemeanor. There was a lot of that. There are no marked trails, no trash cans, and it’s not a user group area. There are no designated campsites. Each and every user on public land is supposed to be aware of the importance and relevance of this information and the laws associated with them,” he said.

Since the monolith’s discovery, the BLM — which owns the land where it was planted — pleaded with the public to avoid the area due to its remote location and hostile but fragile terrain.

But people began showing up in large crowds to see it.

The result, according to BLM spokeswoman Kimberly Finch, was resource degradation of vegetation flattened by vehicles, toilet paper tossed around and human feces on the ground. Several passenger vehicles had to be towed as well because of the high clearance required on the rugged roads.

You should read the article, or failing that... watch this video.

Lol the video is a nice touch. That said, there’s a fucking road right fucking there. You expect me to believe people can’t just drive away and go to the bathroom? Also, what about the animals that live there? They don’t shit!? That whole BLM speal sounds like horseshit. The reality is that yeah, the monolith was enjoying its 15 minutes of fame. In a month from now it would have been the odd tourist now and then.