What if some of our deepest fears — the mushroom cloud, the deadly virus, the apocalyptic end — were more symbolic than scientific? What if we’ve been immersed in a carefully curated mythology, engineered not to inform but to subdue? In this exchange, we peel back layers of cultural programming and dig into the machinery of narrative control, seeking not answers but better questions.
Author: Trance
Artist. Writer. Truth seeker.
A quiet reflection on living with purpose and discerning why we’re here. I speak to how clarity doesn’t come from thinking alone, but through movement — through showing up, stumbling, and continuing anyway. Purpose isn’t found in perfect plans, but in the lived experience that strips away the nonessential and brings us closer to what’s real.
Manufactured Crises: Reclaiming Attention in a Manufactured World. In a world built on distraction and fear, the quiet act of presence becomes a form of…
There are times when discourse must veer from decoding headlines and instead dissect the machinery behind them. What passes for “global” emergency today — whether viral, climatological, technological, or geopolitical — deserves not just analysis, but interrogation. What if these are not organic crises but curated storylines? Not accidents, but architecture? In this exchange, we step outside the scripted spectacle and shine light on the apparatus itself.
We’ve inherited a past we never consented to — a parade of saints, scientists, and saviors carefully carved into cultural stone. But what if the stories behind these figures aren’t just distorted… what if they were manufactured? This conversation doesn’t aim to destroy meaning, but to reclaim it — by stripping away the gloss of hero worship and getting honest about how collective memory is molded, mythologized, and manipulated. Let’s walk the hidden corridors of history with our eyes open.