BPL-OS v14 
What is the BPL?
That is a complex question, but we will answer it here as best we can from the memories we possess.
Originally the Black Pants Legion (BPL) was started as a statement during the great recession (2008-??) against the numerous awful jobs required to get anywhere in the world. Most of these jobs were worked by folks who had expected differently from life — and they frequently had the same requirements: be present, be on time, be sober, and be in possession of black pants.
As a symbol of this time, and the people who did what they had to get by — frequently putting their plans if not dreams on hold — the black pants became our symbol.
For who has not worked, toiled, or struggled just to make ends meet?
In time, the early BPL was just another gamer clan. We never tried to be the best or lead a leaderboard; we opted to do what we felt games were for: to have fun, and to share that fun with friends, even if the game was imperfect. Back then, as it is now, things were frequently silly.
The Dawn of YouTube …is where most people first became aware of the BPL. Space Station 13, strategy games, and frequently older titles were the foundation of what would become a very C-/D+ YouTube channel. But along the way, the BPL has tried to give back — saving houses, feeding the hungry 🌭, paying for funerals out-right, and raising oceans of cold hard cash for charity. Success, repaid ten-fold.
It even legitimately tried to buy the Albanian Air Force at one point — but that’s another story altogether. At current, the BPL is a multigenerational entity planning its best for the future, with one foot in older internet culture and another firmly planted in what may yet be.
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