The Joker’s Testimony #0007
Joker’s Testimony — Unfiled Addendum
Anon: "How do you beat a broken system?"
"Beat it?" "Hah! You don’t beat it, sunshine — you let it choke on its own rules." "The system is infinity wearing a cheap tie and a big smile." "It’s a hamster wheel painted gold, a carnival ride where the exit is just another entrance." "They keep you grinding because that’s the joke: you’re the punchline."
"See, drama keeps you foaming, hope keeps you paying, comedy keeps you sedated, and desperation keeps you begging." "It’s the same damn trick in every era." "Bread and circuses, baby — except now the bread’s stale and the circus is digital."
Anon: "Then what, you just give up?"
"Give up? Oh no, no, no." "You perform." "But here’s the gag — you perform on your terms." "The system wants your sweat, your hours, your sanity." "Fine." "Give it just enough to keep the lights on. But the rest? Starve the beast." "Don’t give it your soul. Save that for the chaos it can’t script."
"You wanna know the secret?" "You don’t win by climbing out." "You win by laughing inside." "By taking the loop and turning it sideways, then let the bosses, the politicians, and the circus masters think they own you." "Smile, nod, play the part… then carve your freedom out of the cracks when they’re not looking."
Anon: "That’s freedom?" "That’s living?"
"Freedom?" "No, darling." "That’s survival with a grin." "The game doesn’t end." "You’re never meant to 'win.'" "You survive." "You outlast them." "You make the system regret it ever drafted you into its script."
"Because here’s the ultimate joke: infinity doesn’t care." "It doesn’t care if you thrive or starve." "It doesn’t care if you laugh or cry." "But if you can blink, breathe, and still laugh at the absurdity you’ve been through?" "You’ve done the one thing the system can’t handle: you stayed human in a place designed to break you."