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[Alexandr Korol]

did criticize me, saying it was bad that I was so open and straightforward. And I just couldn’t help it, I told everything, exactly as it was. And the most interesting thing is, I always knew how a person would react — I could’ve left something out or said less. But I couldn’t do that, because for me that already felt like some kind of manipulation or dishonesty. That is, I’ve always been afraid and have never in my life used anything for my own benefit — neither my knowledge nor my abilities — never. Because then I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep, I wouldn’t sleep peacefully. And so... What example can I give you? I’ll even say it differently — it’s not just that I can’t use illusions, the ones the aliens meant — these “they.” But my conscience wouldn’t allow it... Let me give you an example now — my conscience didn’t allow it before and still doesn’t. So, imagine, this is a fictional example — I haven’t written or published any books for two years. And let’s say I know that if I don’t say anything to people now, they’ll all turn away from me, forget me, forget my books, lose track of me on social media, unsubscribe. Just as an example. And I know that during all that time I’ve been working hard on a book that’s going to be released in a month. But I’ve decided that until I finish it, I won’t say anything about it. That’s how I approach it. Why say anything? I’ll publish it — and then everyone will know. But the paradox is that I know if I now tell everyone that the book will come out in a month, then everyone will stay and wait, but if I don’t say anything now, I know that all the people will turn away from me and forget me. And then they won’t even find out about the new book. And I stay silent. Why? Because I don’t want to... How can I put it? For me, it feels like manipulation. You know when people use manipulation like “limited spots available” – that kind of thing. I can’t do that. If something like that happened with me, it meant the spots really were limited. But there are people who say it without meaning it — and that’s a big difference. The thing is, I could publish a book without a cover, with a bad title, and people would think the book is boring. But I know that if I write a short description of what the book is about, everyone would start reading it. But I kind of don’t want to do that because it feels wrong. If people value my work and my creativity, then they... what, they’re kings or something? Is it so hard for them to just read the book and decide if it’s good or not? That’s how I see it. Why should I convince them? That feels wrong, like it’s beneath me. And there were many things — when I had some crazy discoveries, some achievements, something unique — I didn’t tell anyone