The Computer Is Your Friend

(idea) by rara rasputin Tue Mar 28 2000 at 18:00:14

Motto of Alpha Complex, futuristic utopian setting for the Paranoia role-playing game, which involved plotting ways to kill your friends while supposedly carrying out the Will of The Computer. Used in the same context as "Big Brother is Watching You"

(person) by Senso Wed Sep 27 2000 at 5:58:05

The following is security clearance infrared - Cleared for all citizens.

Greetings, citizen!
The Computer ensures that each and every citizen of Alpha Complex is happy.
Failure to be happy is treason.
You are happy - aren't you?
We thought so.

You are now a security clearance red citizen. Killing these three filthy infrared traitors greatly helped the Alpha Complex to fight the commie mutant traitors who are hiding everywhere.
You are now a troubleshooter. That means you serve The Computer to litterally shoot the troubles (understand traitors).
You have to respect the citizens of higher clearances : Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet and Ultraviolet. Ultraviolets are also known as High Programmers. Rumors about clearance above Ultraviolet are treason. Failure to report a rumor is treason.
Higher clearances have a greater choice of food, a larger apartment but also important responsabilities. Your primary responsality for now is to obey The Computer and to report treason.
Failure to report a treason is treason.
Failure to report a failure to report a treason is treason.
You get the point, do you?

So, you are a red clearance citizen. That means you must wear red suits AT ALL TIMES. Infrared citizens wear black, and Ultraviolets wear white. But you never saw anyone wearing white. You never saw a white wall or a white ceiling because entering higher-than-your-clearance areas is treason.
The Computer is your friend.

Beware of the secret societies. Secret societies are treasonous organizations. If you happen to enter one of those societies, please terminate yourself immediately.

Watch out! Traitors are everywhere! And remember, dead traitors cannot testify to their own innocence - or against you. Of course, false accusations of treason are themselves treason.
Don't worry, this will be fun. The Computer says so, and The Computer is your friend. Can you doubt The Computer? Doubting The Computer is treason.

Ignorance and fear; fear and ignorance.
Those are our watchwords.

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