Has the internet been overtaken by the eldritch horror of Yog-Sothoth?
November 4, 2017 | Uncategorized

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It’s always been stressful on the internet, but lately, something feels different. There have always been trolls and ugly news stories, but in recent months, we’re starting to catch dread glimpses of a larger design. We sense a latent horror behind the social media cleanses and offline apps, an understanding that the mere presence of networked electronics draws us ever deeper into the dark ocean of gibbering madness that always lingers just beyond our comprehension.
Some nights ago, I happened upon the disjointed ramblings of a Tumblr user called “astercrash,” which brought the matter into terrible clarity.
We’ve got this dimension right next to ours, that extends across the entire planet, and it is just brimming with nightmares. We…