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Sounds like a modern-day Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night, for you Pratchett fans out there.

If there was a serious super-secret illuminati secret ubermensch braintrust, I expect they'd have fundamentally better ways of attracting members, ones that don't get confused with marketing ARGs, hoaxes, or not-as-serious groups.

However, if they only wanted free labor from people who are easily motivated by puzzles and affirmation... people with no no easily-traceable relationship... people they can casually cut-loose when convenient... Hmmm.