The Internet is The New Woods (Monsters, Ostension, & Moral Panics)
Digital Folklore
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Moral Panic - The Shadow Version of a Monster
In a way, there are dark parallels to how we engage in scary storytelling. A moral panic is something like the shadow version of that. We try and feel like we're coping with larger societal issues without addressing them. It's the dark quasi-austention of a monster into the real world. And it's at this point that we should introduce you to Momo.
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