Sidebar Notes
I’ve peppered this text with annotations in the form of grey-shaded sidebars that serve several purposes but most often provide context and additional information on topics I did not vet during my time on the QAnon roller-coaster. Here are several examples:
2023 Reflection – What I Learned
There actually is a chemical compound created by the oxidation of adrenaline called “adrenochrome,” but it is not what QAnons believe it is. The name and idea of adrenochrome likely caught appeal in QAnon because of its mention in pop culture, having been mentioned in Aldous Huxley’s book Doors of Perception, the novel A Clockwork Orange, and the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. A similar mythical brew is included in the movie Death Becomes Her. Monsters Inc. has also been cited in connection to adrenochrome.