The message you quoted was posted on Slack the 30th of March 2017 (link - sadly only available for people with an old zulip account).
‘I’ was not in an out-from-control virtual freedom at that time - nor in an in-control virtual freedom by the way, and probably not even an ‘actualist’ by any meaningful definition (such as having made the commitment to feel good whatever may come).
The only time where ‘I’ might have been said to be in an out-from-control virtual freedom was that one week before ‘my’ self-immolation: the first week on September 2018.
If there is any merit to that post of mine you quoted, it only comes from its obvious source: the ASA article.
By the way it is quite the find to unearth a post of mine about this particular article, seeing that ‘I’ was never a huge fan of it.
First, for its uncharacteristic style - which comes from its history (Richard’s rewrite of a chapter on mindfulness by Bhante Gunaratana, see e.g. this)
Second, for the accusations of plagiarism this undisclosed history led to, which although unjustified (see Richard’s answers to another such accusation regarding Alan Watts), nevertheless threw an unnecessary shade on the undeniable new-ness of actualism, and the originality of its discoverer’s writings.
Third, for the never-ending flow of misunderstandings, appropriations, and straight spread-of-peace-on-earth endangerments that came from people (mis-)reading exclusively, or almost exclusively, this article for their information about what actualism is: see the whole history of the ‘Affer’ movement.
In short, the few times I was asked what were my favourite articles or correspondences from the AFT website, or more importantly which were instrumental in my becoming actually free, I never mentioned this article. I’d rather advise people to read the TMOBA article.
And then to read it again.