PadraïK wrote:page 474 about 747, post n° 1447 numerical poetry
That's a good catch!
But yeah Valotonin, it is kind of lean times. I have an odd confidence specifically about when these lean times might end, but it's a little like making the mistake of impatiently flipping to the back of a long book that you're reading - I know that there's a couple chapters left before the exciting climax, but I only vaguely know how long those last couple of chapters will be, but I think I know how it all ends and I feel that we all have a little more waiting to do before we see how it turns out.
To be clear, I don't think the next couple moves will matter too much. Maybe they will get a little more overt about connecting the dots to some of the earlier steps, but we're still in the window dressing phase for a little while yet.
Remember, the black box lasted for 2 years and a little bit of change (early 2011-April 2013?). I think like the black box, this process will work itself out over a similar timeframe and is more or less a statement of intent to their fanbase/label that also serves as a self-deadline - they have the opportunity to mostly work at their own pace and put life's other priorities first most of the time - so saying "okay, let's get this hashed out within the next 2 years" is about as close to a deadline as they will ever get.
That being said, it would suck if they made us wait until 2019!