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Stranger Things Season 5 is coming, and Netflix is doubling down on its most powerful weapon: Nostalgia. But in 1688, that same feeling was considered a deadly brain disorder. Here’s the Stranger Science behind the show, and how it hijacks your memory: 👇🧵 pɐǝɹɥʇ ɹǝƃuɐɹʇs ɐ

Stranger Things Season 5 is coming, and Netflix is doubling down on its most powerful weapon: Nostalgia. But in 1688, that same feeling was considered a deadly brain disorder. Here’s the Stranger Science behind the show, and how it hijacks your memory: 👇🧵 pɐǝɹɥʇ ɹǝƃuɐɹʇs ɐ

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In June 2009, a man calling himself Peter Bergmann arrived in Sligo, Ireland. He checked into a small hotel, paid in cash, and carried a single, worn-out bag. He provided an address in Vienna It seemed normal, but later investigators noticed something was off. 👇

In June 2009, a man calling himself Peter Bergmann arrived in Sligo, Ireland. He checked into a small hotel, paid in cash, and carried a single, worn-out bag. He provided an address in Vienna It seemed normal, but later investigators noticed something was off. 👇

3,101,842 views • 1 year ago

For 3 days, he left the hotel with a purple plastic bag. CCTV captured Bergmann walking all over town. Police analyzed every step he took. Every time, he carried a purple plastic bag. Every time, he came back empty-handed. But the deeper they investigated, the stranger it got.

For 3 days, he left the hotel with a purple plastic bag. CCTV captured Bergmann walking all over town. Police analyzed every step he took. Every time, he carried a purple plastic bag. Every time, he came back empty-handed. But the deeper they investigated, the stranger it got.

3,005,836 views • 1 year ago

Bergmann wasn’t just avoiding attention. He was systematically erasing himself. • No ID. No passport. • No record of entry into Ireland. It was as if he never existed, and never wanted to be found.

Bergmann wasn’t just avoiding attention. He was systematically erasing himself. • No ID. No passport. • No record of entry into Ireland. It was as if he never existed, and never wanted to be found.

2,742,886 views • 1 year ago

He walked the streets of Sligo 13 times in 3 days. He moved with purpose, never lingering, never drawing attention. He bought 8 international stamps. The police tried to figure out what for:

He walked the streets of Sligo 13 times in 3 days. He moved with purpose, never lingering, never drawing attention. He bought 8 international stamps. The police tried to figure out what for:

2,586,916 views • 1 year ago

On his last day, Bergmann checked out of his hotel and walked to the bus station. He ordered a cappuccino and a sandwich, then sat at a table. Witnesses saw him write something on a piece of paper. He stared at it for minutes:

On his last day, Bergmann checked out of his hotel and walked to the bus station. He ordered a cappuccino and a sandwich, then sat at a table. Witnesses saw him write something on a piece of paper. He stared at it for minutes:

2,503,000 views • 1 year ago

The mystery didn’t end with his death. It only deepened. Who was Peter Bergmann? A terminally ill man choosing to die alone? A fugitive escaping his past? A former spy, erasing himself before it was too late? The investigation intensified:

The mystery didn’t end with his death. It only deepened. Who was Peter Bergmann? A terminally ill man choosing to die alone? A fugitive escaping his past? A former spy, erasing himself before it was too late? The investigation intensified:

2,121,748 views • 1 year ago

Can anyone truly vanish in the modern world? Or does the act of erasing yourself ensure you’ll be remembered forever? Peter Bergmann is now an eternal mystery and one of the greatest mysteries of the internet age.

Can anyone truly vanish in the modern world? Or does the act of erasing yourself ensure you’ll be remembered forever? Peter Bergmann is now an eternal mystery and one of the greatest mysteries of the internet age.

1,960,894 views • 1 year ago

To the few who read every word, this one’s for you: 👇

To the few who read every word, this one’s for you: 👇

61,482 views • 1 year ago

He wasn’t a tech guy. He was a literature professor and studied Shakespeare. But he didn’t need code to see the future. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏: "Technology doesn’t serve us. It becomes us" Your phone is your memory. Your screen, your voice. Your feed, your mirror. Listen:👇

He wasn’t a tech guy. He was a literature professor and studied Shakespeare. But he didn’t need code to see the future. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏: "Technology doesn’t serve us. It becomes us" Your phone is your memory. Your screen, your voice. Your feed, your mirror. Listen:👇

20,231 views • 1 year ago

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