Having connected QAnon to the domain of games and play, it is important to clarify that its popularity exceeds simple immersion in a game narrative. The mass delusion QAnon provoked occurs against a broader backdrop of disenchantment with m…[^51]: KAMOLA, I.: QAnon and the Digital Lumpenproletariat. In New Political Science, 2021, Vol. 43, No. 2, p. 232-233.; MENDOZA III, F. G.: The End of the World According to Q. In PANDION: The Osprey Journal of Research and Ideas, 2021, Vo…
S. Baele
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S. Baele appears in the course readings through citations on QAnon and digital conspiracy culture, though their direct contributions aren't excerpted here—they're referenced in footnotes alongside work by Kamola and Mendoza on how QAnon functions as a narrative system that exploits disenchantment with mainstream institutions. Their work seems positioned within discussions of how online communities construct collective delusions through game-like mechanics and participatory belief systems, which matters for understanding how AI-adjacent platforms and algorithmic systems amplify conspiracy narratives in contemporary culture.
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