A 14-year-old Stranger Things fan got swept up in the so-called “Conformity Gate” craze, believing Netflix had secretly hidden a ninth finale episode. Fueled by continuity errors, doctored screenshots, and cryptic social media teasers, fans worldwide speculated a secret episode would drop on Jan 7 — causing Netflix to crash from the traffic
In recent days, my 14-year-old daughter has been exhibiting signs of becoming a conspiracy theorist. But this isn’t your common or garden Twin-Towers-grassy-knoll-moon-landings business. She has fallen, entirely and joyfully,…