I’m reading the notes on my Act 7 post and a bunch of people appear to be taking it at face value, which is I guess a testament to how close the “no, it was really great, you just didn’t get it” contingent were to Poe’s Law territory in the first place.
If you’re wondering, I’m with Lemongrab on the enlightenment question: infinite stairs are unacceptable. I hope that clears everything up. Here, for the record, is what I actually think about the ending, viewed through the particular bullshit interpretive system I’ve been selling here for the last couple of years.