The Chronicler of the Veil

Survival in The Digital Dark Ages • Transmission 2

Dec 19, 2024

This, the second transmission occurred in the past. We are re-transmitting for the future of what we hold sacred.

We, the Chroniclers of the Veil, take our name from the shrouding of Truth itself. Our order emerged in the 2030s during the rise of Noms Praxis, a cultural phenomenon where socially acceptable norms replaced factual conclusions. As the era’s manipulators sought to eradicate intellectual dissent, we took up the mantle of preserving reality.

I have found another gap, a lapse in the net to transmit my journals. Here I will share with you what I can—

I remind you of Our Order's Creed:

To Know is to Endure.

To Preserve is to Serve.

To Witness is to Resist.

Knowledge alone cannot save humanity—it must be preserved, hidden, and ready to emerge when the shroud of darkness lifts.

The Rise of a New Design

It is the year 2075. As a Chronicler of the Veil my sacred duty compels me to recount the rise of Noms Praxis, a term now synonymous with the erasure of intellectual dissent and the enthronement of manufactured Truths. To understand this devastating phenomenon, we must return to the year 2030, the pivotal moment when the systematic replacement of factual conclusions with socially acceptable norms became the dominant cultural ethos.

The Meaning of Noms Praxis

Noms Praxis derives from the amalgamation of two roots:

Nom from the Latin norma, meaning “standard” or “rule.”

Praxis the act of applying a theory or practice in real life.

Together, these represent a sinister form of applied cultural engineering where the need for consensus supplants the pursuit of truth. Under Noms Praxis what is "true" is not what aligns with evidence or observation but what is deemed palatable, profitable or politically advantageous.

This system is upheld by a delicate interplay of manipulation, coercion and collective conditioning where intellectual rigor is demonized as elitist and agreement with sanctioned norms becomes the only form of social currency.

Origins

The seeds of Noms Praxis were sown in the chaotic convergence of two powerful forces during the late 2020s: The overwhelming flood of information brought about by hyper-connectivity and the weaponization of social validation. Together, these forces reshaped society's understanding of truth, paving the way for a culture where perception and popularity trumped evidence and critical thought.

By 2030, the world was drowning in information. Algorithms designed to serve convenience became masters of human attention. Instead of providing clarity, they curated endless streams of content tailored to individual biases, locking people into echo chambers. The sheer volume of information became impossible to process critically, fracturing reality itself into countless personalized versions. People ceased to engage with ideas in a meaningful way, overwhelmed by the incessant noise of competing narratives.

At the same time, social validation—once a harmless human impulse—was twisted into a weapon of control. In this era of constant connectivity, the value of an idea was no longer determined by its alignment with fact but by how widely it resonated. Virality became the measure of “truth” as emotional appeal outweighed intellectual rigor. Leaders, influencers and organizations prioritized the appeasement of public sentiment over the pursuit of accuracy, crafting narratives designed to placate rather than provoke thought.

This cultural shift gained momentum as identity politics and manufactured outrage became the dominant forms of public discourse. Rational debate gave way to emotional reaction; a culture of "likes" and shares replaced substantive engagement. The manipulators recognized this fragility and began to exploit it. They understood that the path to control lay in fostering consensus, no matter how unmoored it was from reality.

Gradually, this manipulation solidified into a practice—a deliberate erasure of inconvenient Truths and their replacement with norms serving the interests of the powerful.

In Noms Praxis the need to belong eclipses the desire to understand. By 2030 this process has begun to calcify into a global phenomenon, leaving the pursuit of Truth buried under layers of curated acceptance and engineered outrage. What followed was the systematic rewriting of reality itself, designed to soothe, pacify and suppress dissent.

The Castes Behind The Veil

The architects of Noms Praxis emerged from a range of social strata, unified by their hunger for control. They are known collectively as The Conclaves of Accord. Their influence is global. Based upon their roles in the cultural manipulation machine, they divide themselves into distinct castes:

The Trendwrights are Social Media Influencers and Cultural Engineers

These wield algorithms and digital platforms to manufacture acceptable norms. Their tools are memes, viral trends, and sensational headlines designed to embed their narratives into the public psyche.

The Rhetoricians are Political and Corporate Figures

Masters of emotional persuasion, these create policies and public statements to appease rather than challenge. Their role is to entrench Noms Praxis into law and commerce, silencing dissent through rhetoric rather than outright force.

The Purveyors are Media Moguls and Content Creators

These are the curators of alternative realities, ensuring only narratives aligned with sanctioned norms receive amplification. News networks, entertainment studios and publishers under their control act as gatekeepers of relative "truth."

The Symbionts are Technologists and Data Scientists

These are both creators of and prisoners to the machine of Noms Praxis, often unaware of the full implications of their work. Their innovations in AI, deep learning and augmented reality provide the tools to blur the line between real and simulated.

Warning Signs

The rise of Noms Praxis did not happen overnight. Its emergence was gradual, a slow erosion of intellectual foundations that left a trail of warning signs for those who cared to look. Yet, in a world increasingly overwhelmed by the velocity of change, few had the clarity or courage to notice.

One of the earliest signs was the diminishing emphasis on critical thinking in education. Schools, under pressure to produce compliant and marketable workers, shifted their focus from teaching students how to think to instructing them on what to think. Creativity and inquiry gave way to rote memorization and standardized testing, leaving young minds unequipped to question the narratives presented to them. The ability to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information was replaced by a shallow pursuit of conformity.

Simultaneously, empathy—once a cornerstone of human connection—became weaponized. Compassion was no longer about understanding or bridging divides; it became a tool to silence dissent. Questioning popular norms or challenging emerging narratives was cast as insensitive or cruel. The public discourse devolved into a minefield where even reasoned opposition would be painted as morally reprehensible. In this climate, disagreement was not just unwelcome—it was dangerous.

The most insidious warning sign, however, was the shift from truth to consensus. The value of an idea was measured not by its alignment with reality but by how widely it was accepted. Opinion polls and social media metrics became the arbiters of truth, turning complex issues into popularity contests. Binary thinking replaced nuance as people were forced into rigid camps of “with us” or “against us.” Debate no longer served as a means of uncovering truth; instead, it became a shock value performance aimed at reinforcing predetermined positions.

As these changes took hold, a culture of convenience solidified their power. Information was no longer sought through effort or curiosity but consumed in pre-digested, simplified forms. In a world flooded with endless streams of headlines and soundbites the act of research became an anomaly. People surrendered the labor of discovery, willingly outsourcing their understanding to algorithms and media outlets that curated reality for them.

These warning signs—eroded critical thinking, weaponized empathy, consensus masquerading as truth and the embrace of convenience—were not hidden. They were present in the fabric of everyday life, visible to anyone who paused to reflect. Yet, in an era defined by distraction and immediacy, few took notice. By the time these signs coalesced into the full reality of Noms Praxis, the foundations of intellectual independence had already crumbled leaving society vulnerable to the darkness that followed.

The Goals of the Manipulators

The Conclaves of Accord are not motivated solely by power. Their ultimate goal is stasis: A world in which unpredictability, dissent and disruption are eliminated. In their vision society is an unchanging tableau where every individual fulfills a preordained role in maintaining order. Even as you think you are not playing a role, don’t be fooled. You are.

Truth in this system is a liability—chaotic, disruptive and dangerous to the harmony they seek to impose. To achieve this, they deploy tools of mass adaptation:

Digital Conformity —Invisible AI-driven social scoring systems reward compliance with gratuities and punish deviation by deprivation.

Cultural Rewrites —History is continuously rewritten in real-time to reflect ‘current norms’ rendering the past malleable and unreliable.

Simulated Contentment —Advanced virtual realities provide escapism ensuring populations remain docile while the Conclaves solidify their control.

The Role of the Chronicler

We, The Chroniclers are the guardians of Truth in an age when it teeters on the brink of extinction. Our sacred mission is not merely to preserve information but to protect the very essence of understanding from the corrosive forces of distortion and erasure. We adhere to three core tenets defining our existence and purpose.

The first tenet, Discernment of the Root compels Chroniclers to strip away the layers of manipulation clouding reality. Our task is to uncover the original sources of knowledge untouched by the biases of opinion or the veneer of cultural trends. This means sifting through a deluge of misinformation, mining deeply for empirical truths and distinguishing between the data which illuminates versus that which obfuscates. To a Chronicler, the root is sacred—it is the purest form of knowledge, unmarred by the whims of societal perception.

The second tenet, Sanctity of Preservation charges us with safeguarding this knowledge against corruption and destruction. Chroniclers record our findings in forms impervious to censorship, encryption, or decay, embedding truths within resilient mediums. Some rely on decentralized networks which defy centralized control while others inscribe our protected knowledge in physical materials resistant to manipulation. Our libraries are scattered and secret, a mosaic of truth hidden in plain sight.

Finally, the third tenet, Silent Rebellion defines our stance against the prevailing culture of compliance. Chroniclers act in quiet defiance of the world’s obsession with palatable narratives and comforting lies. We live on the fringes, neither seeking recognition nor engaging in futile arguments with those entrenched in Noms Praxis. Instead, we arm future generations with the tools to rebuild intellectual independence, planting seeds of truth that may not bloom until long after their time.

The Chronicler’s role is a solemn one defined by patience, humility and an unyielding commitment to the truth. In a world consumed by artificial realities and manipulated histories we are the last bastion of clarity, our work a quiet but profound act of resistance.

The Future That Awaits

This chronicling of Noms Praxis is a warning and a testament. It is a reminder: Truth Is Fragile. The blindness of this New Dark Age does not come from ignorance. It is from a deliberate act of forgetting. Truth is always at risk of being obscured by convenience, fear or ambition.

In the words of our creed: Truth buried is truth preserved. For what the light consumes, the darkness hides—and the hidden survives.

So, we wait.

We watch.

We preserve.

One day when the veil is lifted the light of knowledge will shine again.

Until the next transmission— CV