Noted nihilist philosopher Eugene Thacker, explaining the metaphorical nature of “mists” within horror, writes, “The mist in these types of stories is not only itself vaguely material and formless, but in many cases its origin and aims remain utterly unknown to the human beings that are its victims.”
So, instead of attempting break down all the strange facets of GameStopGate, let’s just simplify things by way of philosophic horror pessimism: A formless, vaguely material meme entity has descended upon Wall Street by way of the hell dimension, Reddit, and is currently devouring hedge fund managers for fun and profit.
This mist derives its power from inflating GameStop stocks and screwing over the billionaire wealth firms that bet against it for years, but its appetite has grown insatiable, and it expanded its reach to include companies like AMC and BlackBerry. Now, it’s come for Dogecoin and Frankie Muniz.