The G.A.T.E. Program: A conspiracy theory for elder millennials
22 June 2026
Are you too old to be an indigo child, and too human to be a starseed? Did you grow up in the 80s and 90s and have vague memories of being pulled out of class for special tests or activities? If so, then you might have been part of a secret CIA programme. In this edition of “The Strange Gifts That Social Media Algorithms Give Me”, I will provide a primer on the G.A.T.E. conspiracy, and how its current iteration is informed by pop culture and analog horror like The Backrooms.