The Digital Transformation

As we've seen in our exploration of modern urban myths, French folklore hasn't been replaced by technology but has colonized it. Spirits that once required séances now send WhatsApp messages. Prophets who once read entrails now parse metadata. The digital realm provides new haunting grounds for ancient impulses.

This transformation reveals folklore's essential function: processing anxiety about forces beyond human control. Medieval peasants feared forest spirits; modern citizens fear algorithm manipulation. The forms change but the function remains—mythology provides frameworks for understanding and negotiating with powers that exceed human comprehension.