"When the gods fell silent, we invented algorithms. When the prophets disappeared, we logged on." Once Upon a Time, We Needed Meaning Once, humans gathered around fires to whisper about gods and monsters. The thunder wasn’t just noise; it was the fury of a sky god. Illness wasn’t random; it was punishment or possession. Storytelling wasn’t just entertainment. It was survival. It was how we made sense of storms, death, birth, betrayal. It wrapped mystery in metaphor and gave chaos a name. Story is the oldest technology we have. Long before the written word, stories helped us pass knowledge, encode values, and connect through shared belief. They made time feel less cruel and fear less lonely. Myths gave shape to the unknown. Legends gave us heroes to root for, villains to blame, and destinies to fulfill. The machinery of myth has always served the same core function: to turn confusion into clarity. Whether carved in stone, chanted in caves, or passed from mouth to...