"Just gets more complicated the more you look."
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/12/25/universe/
The quote and its permutations make an interesting read. My life is an open invitation, but certainly not anything I wish to compel people to.
Back to the "Wizard's First Rule" quote... there are "players" on the world scene. They *are* skillful manipulators. That's what "players" do.
"Players only love you when they're playing" --Fleedwood Mac, Dreams
I will apologize as appropriate for when I'm wrong. But I will not apologize for being *me*. And that is something "community" tends not to abide.