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Cryptids Spread Because They're Shareable Visuals
- Online cryptid stories (e.g., a Google Earth "leviathan") spread quickly on TikTok and Facebook because they fit shareable, visual formats.
- Katherine Dee argues these stories give people simple frames to understand sudden, unsettling events like extreme weather.
Digital Folklore Provides Rules For Life
- Folklore-style clips on TikTok act like modern campfire stories with rules and warnings embedded in them.
- These narratives help people navigate uncertainty by offering memorable behavioral rules (e.g., "don't answer if someone calls your name").
Post-Literate Stories Fit Short Attention Spans
- Short, mimetic cryptid videos fit declining attention spans and thrive because anyone can produce and share them.
- Katherine Dee links this to a broader shift toward oral, post-literate storytelling on social platforms.