>>16239217This is a world of increasingly syncretic ideologies and cultural corruptions succinctly expressable as "a world of money and power". If that becomes the guiding narrative then only two things matter: constant paranoia as you climb over the sudra above you and kick him back to the bottom, and increased paranoia among the sudra further up from you as they hear his screams as he falls. This leaves you with three outcomes: a cortisol-fueled nightmare existence followed by annihilation, appalling amounts of penance via karma, or hell. If the headjars attain ersatz immortality you'll never hear of it. Choose your abiding narrative carefully because once you commit to a game you commit to its rules and, not or, the lack thereof. And yes there's a massive cost for not playing. Consider if you're willing to pay that as well.