Modern Myths: 'Digital Superstitions' Blooming in the Gaps of Science

Once, humanity found myths, cautionary tales, and monsters lurking in the darkness of the deep forest or hidden within the twinkling of the distant stars. However, in our modern world where technology and science supposedly illuminate every corner of existence, that “darkness” has merely shifted into an Information Gap.
Into that gap, new, highly sophisticated myths have rushed to compete for our attention. 5G waves rewriting DNA, an elite class sustaining their youth by draining the life of children, or the unsettling realization that reality itself might simply be a massive server calculation—these are not mere silly rumors; they are “Digital Folklore,” birthed by the fundamental, existential fear modern humans harbor toward technology, unfathomable power, and the fragility of reality itself.
1. Faith Devouring Science: Re-enchanting the World
Modern myths, ironically, meticulously imitate the methods of the very science they distrust—presenting “evidence,” using logical reasoning, and employing dense technical terminology. Flat Earthers conduct their own complex optical and physical experiments, and anti-5G advocates invoke obscure medical studies to stubbornly reinforce their views.
However, at their core lies not stringent positivism but a powerful, absolute faith: “the world mustbe like this (ormust not be like this).” They are desperately attempting to re-enchant a cold, clinical world disenchanted by scientific materialism back into a “terrifying, but meaningful and profoundly human-centric space.” Here, “perceived truthfulness” easily overrides data, and the “purity of the narrative” is always prioritized over objective, boring fact.
2. The Apex of Ethics and the Definition of “Absolute Evil”
In modern horror narratives typified by Adrenochrome or Pizzagate, opposing “Others” (usually political elites or celebrities) are defined not merely as “those with differing opinions or policies,” but as a literal “group of demonic, blood-drinking pedophiles” who have entirely forfeited their qualification to be considered human.
This is the hyper-accelerated modern version of medieval witch hunts or “blood libels,” acting as the most powerful catalyst for group cohesion and righteous anger. By demonizing the Other into literal monsters, we project our own shadows outward and effortlessly justify violence or harassment in the name of an absolute, unquestionable justice. Modern digital myths function as extremely dangerous “moral devices” that draw out and beautify the cruel instincts sleeping in our deep psyche.
3. Analysis: A Genealogy of ‘Fiction’ Continuing to Update
In the boundless electronic sea, stories never stop branching, mutating, merging, and evolving. Even if a single hoax is officially debunked by authorities, its shattered fragments instantly become fodder for a new, mutated myth, reappearing before us in a more refined, resilient, and undeniable form. Here, we archive the terrifying “New Gods” and “Monsters” birthed by modern darkness.
As you scroll and dive into the depths of information, you will witness the very physical shape of the anxiety we live with in the 21st century.





