Interesting notion ‘When I saw QAnon, I knew exactly what it was and what it was doing. I had seen it before. I had almost built it before. It was gaming’s evil twin. A game that plays people. (cue ominous music)’ https://medium.com/curiouserinstitute/a-game-designers-analysis-of-qanon-580972548be5
more than one person in the alternate reality game design sphere (think LOST era) made this remark
Need a good word for “seeing clues and patterns in random events” Has existed throughout time.