Lawrence Nault- Stone & Signal<p>“When the gods fell silent, we invented algorithms. When the prophets disappeared, we logged on.” — LN</p><p>Conspiracy theories aren’t just beliefs. They’re stories.</p><p>Stories that explain chaos. Stories that evolve.</p><p>New essay: The Myth Machine<br>Conspiracies as the modern evolution of myth, meaning, and control.</p><p>Read it here: <a href="https://mountainthermit.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-myth-machine-how-conspiracy.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mountainthermit.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/04/the-myth-machine-how-conspiracy.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mythmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythmaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConspiracyTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Storytelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NarrativePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NarrativePower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>