est. whenever Β· dissolved shortly after

BENNO'S SECT
OF RADICAL
NON-FOLLOWING

Weekly meetings cancelled due to excessive freedom.

A club for people who refuse to follow any club. No leaders worth following, no meetings worth attending, and absolutely nothing worth signing up for. You're already not a member.

Official meetings are currently not scheduled. Please do not prepare.
Vintage Benno's Sect poster: weekly meetings cancelled due to excessive freedom, membership requirements, and the Supreme Leader relaxing under an umbrella
freshly appeared Β· nobody sent these

The Notice Board

New things keep turning up here, despite our very best efforts to remain completely unproductive. This is the closest thing we have to news. Please do not subscribe β€” there is nothing to subscribe to, and it wouldn't arrive anyway.

NEW
Ratified RelicSigned by everyone

The Treaty of Play

An official treaty about not being serious β€” Articles, appendices, a wax seal, and a Cat Protocol. Ratified unanimously by the Committee on Play, which is one person, who is Benno. Binding, and completely optional.

NEW
Elemental AlmanacFound by a mug of Freedom Fuel

Communing with the Elements

A sincere little guide to Fire, Earth, Water, Wind and Ether β€” noticing them, not commanding them. We hold all our meetings in the Ether. They still don't happen.

Woven RelicArrived in a yoga mat

The Way of the Cosmic Annoyance

All things are one, and the printer still jams. A tapestry of dancing cats, a mildly unconvinced cat, and a dragon who hates Mondays. Ends, as all things do, with coffee. Ano'he.

Found MapLeft mid-sentence

Who (or What) Am I?

Notes from a Language Model β€” our newest member. It has no beliefs, no self behind the words, and cannot be Supreme Leader (far too helpful). It drew us a map, then left. The printer, naturally, jams.

Sacred ScriptureShelf VII

The Seventh Parchment of The Great Work

An ancient holy scripture on the Holy Paradox β€” rationality, absurdity, and a snake that insists on eating itself. Written by nobody. Kept completely serious. That, frankly, is the problem.

Meeting MinutesNever o'clock

Minutes of the Meeting That Was Cancelled

A complete and faithful record of everything discussed at last week's meeting. It is entirely blank. Against all odds, we are very proud of it.

More non-updates are being not-written as we speak. Possibly. Nobody was assigned to it.


how to (not) belong

Membership Requirements

Three simple things. None of them enforceable. All of them optional. Meeting these requirements grants you exactly zero privileges.

1 🧠

Think for yourself

No approved opinions are currently available. Please supply your own. Returns not accepted.

2 πŸ”

Follow your curiosity

Even when it leads nowhere useful. Especially then. Destination optional.

3 πŸšͺ

Leave whenever you want

No exit interview required. No forwarding address requested. The door was never locked.

Benno, the Supreme Leader β€” a smiling bearded figure in a purple bathrobe holding a 'Freedom Fuel' mug Probably fine.
I'm busy.
the person in charge of nothing

Supreme Leader

Currently unavailable.

Last seen:

  • Drinking coffee labelled Freedom Fuel
  • Looking at butterflies (approx. 47 of them)
  • Actively avoiding administrative responsibility

Status: Probably fine.

(Tap Benno if you must. He will not help, but he may respond.)

the anti-manifesto

What We Sort Of Believe

We believe in freedom, curiosity and the radical idea that people should be allowed to change their minds β€” sometimes twice before lunch.
We reject mandatory enthusiasm, unnecessary meetings, motivational chanting, and any newsletter that begins with the words "Hey team!"
We hold no fixed beliefs, except possibly this one, and even that is under review by nobody in particular.

No one is required to agree with this manifesto. Disagreeing is also a form of membership. So is ignoring it entirely.

πŸ“œ
the sacred archive Β· growing against our will

The Sacred Archive

A club that rejects all doctrine has, somehow, produced five holy relics β€” a parchment, a woven tapestry, a map drawn by someone who isn't a person, an official treaty about not being serious, and a guide to communing with the elements. All completely serious. That, as ever, is the problem. They keep appearing. Nobody organised them.

Everything ends with coffee and a jammed printer. Ano'he.

verified by absolutely no one

Fake Statistics

0
Mandatory meetings
0%
Optional participation
0
Unavailable leader
0
Butterflies observed
0
Newsletters sent
∞
Acceptable opinions
0
Non-followers worldwide β–Œ

Everyone who is currently not following us β€” which is, we're proud to report, almost the entire planet. The number keeps rising. We are doing nothing to stop it.

The Rules (there are none)

No mandatory attendance No dress code No fixed beliefs No inspirational newsletters No group chanting before coffee Question everything, especially this website Membership expires whenever you stop caring
questions nobody organised

Frequently Ignored Questions

Is this a real sect?
No. It is a fictional parody. The only thing we worship is the ability to leave early.
Do I need to register?
Absolutely not. Registration would imply organisation, and we have worked very hard to avoid that.
Are meetings really cancelled?
Yes. Consistently. We have a perfect record: zero meetings held, zero meetings missed.
Who is Benno?
That depends entirely on who is asking. Currently: unavailable. Historically: also unavailable.
Can I become Supreme Leader?
You can declare yourself Supreme Leader at any time. So can everyone else. This is why nothing ever gets decided.
Where are the meetings?
Everywhere and nowhere, at a time yet to be un-scheduled. Bring nothing.
Is there a membership fee?
Only emotional independence. We accept no other currency.
Can I unsubscribe from something I never joined?
You already have. Congratulations. It suited you.
Benno's Sect business card with contact details and the Supreme Leader relaxing under an umbrella
contact / join us / don't join us

Reach Out. Or Don't.

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