“Something brought him to his doom; something will bring each of us to our own doom in our time. Paranoia and conspiracism represent a kind of shortcut out of that fear, the way sorcery is a spurious form of miracle-working, wherein the secrets of the universe are laid bare to those who open themselves up to them, but only hear the voices of the spirits of the air. There’s a semblance of comfort in paranoia, though whatever peace it brings is false, and in reality it inculcates such agitation as to shake one’s soul to pieces.” Just a beautifully written piece.