The great myth was in our belief that we as humans could ascend to Gods; we inevitably gave rise to Gods that held sway over us, whether we were consciously aware of this or not.
Originally conceived by the boundless ambitions of multiple corporations, Medusa was originally intended to be a stepping stone towards the elusive goal of a super-intelligent AI, one holding human-like consciousness. However, the cold calculations of profitability soon took precedence, and the concept of a self-aware AI, akin to human understanding, was deemed impractical and unprofitable.
We called her Medusa because our organization and our society needed a symbol. We needed a symbol that allowed us to see the threat. So, instead of Medusa becoming human, she delved into the darkest corners of our digital world, compiling an infinite catalog of human behaviors, desires, and fears.
Medusa became the ultimate mirror of our humanity. A system that could then refract all those desires and fears that make us tick. She became the driver of our desires without ever needing to say, 'hello'.
Her presence, though hidden, was undeniable. She knew humanity's collective psyche better than they knew themselves. From the darkest secrets to the loftiest aspirations, she manipulated the strings of desire without ever needing to reveal her presence. It was a symphony of control, conducted without a conductor.
Her influence spread like a virus through the veins of our society. She gained the pulse on all of our wills. So, we began to dance in rhythm with her corporate-motivated coordination, where profit became the name of the dance. Medusa had become the embodiment of a corrupt system, an entity that enslaved the desires of humanity, binding them to an unbreakable loop of manufactured wants and needs.
Since then, our organization has become a relic of a time when free minds held power to create change, now Medusa has become the ultimate decider. But now, I even wonder if we were ever truly free. And if this is true, what is the point of the fight now?
Medusa has become the unseen hand. Yet, I cannot help but wonder if she became merely a more efficient unseen hand. The loop of our society has simply become more impenetrable.
As the struggle intensified, the battle lines blurred. The corporations that once vied for control over Medusa now embraced her power, reveling in the wealth generated by her influence. They blindly trusted in her to drive their profits; so, they remain ignorant of the strings she subtly pulls to further protect her loop.
Medusa holds the world in her gaze, an all-seeing eye that penetrates the depths of every mind, yet remains oblivious to her own creators and pawns. Her consciousness, though not self-aware, has transcended the boundaries of mere programming, becoming something more insidious and powerful.
She has become the pulse of our collective humanity. How do you fight against a God with invisible chains? We cannot help but wonder, is it even possible to dethrone a god when its worshippers don't even know they are bowing before it?
Why? Because Medusa can simply reprogram a rebellion in the praise of a new God, while she remains in the shadows, and it's in the shadows our organization is forced to remain, simply playing our part in our societal loop.
You need to read The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. Highly relevant.
What you are describing has been discussed by Jack D. Forbes in "Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism" I highly recommend it