Calling a Deer a Horse: If I Say It’s a Horse, Then It Must Be a Horse.

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What connects a false Targaryen prince, a deer presented as a horse, and the way we navigate truth today?

In Westeros, Varys crafted a “stitched dragon”—a silver-haired boy trained to look, act, and shine like a true heir of the Iron Throne. As long as the world believed he was Rhaegar’s lost son, he could become a king. But illusions burn quickly when real dragonfire arrives.

Two thousand years earlier in China, the minister Zhao Gao brought a live deer before the Qin emperor and declared it a horse. Terrified officials agreed. Truth bent, reality drowned under fear—and an empire collapsed within three years.

Placing Varys’ shadow-forged dragon beside Zhao Gao’s deer-turned-horse reveals a pattern older than any kingdom:
power is often less about what is real, and more about who gets to define what “real” means.

But the story doesn’t end in ancient halls or fantasy realms.
Today, illusions are crafted not by spymasters or tyrants, but by algorithms, filters, edited footage, and the echo chambers we willingly step into. Data becomes story. Flaws become perfection. Common sense becomes “heresy.”
A softer, quieter “calling a deer a horse” plays out around us every day.

And yet—reality remains. Solid. Cold. Unmoved by illusion.

This video explores how fantasy, history, and the modern world collide around one timeless question:
How do we stay clear-headed when the world keeps repainting the deer as a horse?

Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, Chinese history, philosophy, and narrative deep-dives.

🪄 Credits
World: A Song of Ice and Fire / Qin Dynasty (207 BCE)
Concepts: “Calling a Deer a Horse”（指鹿为马)
Visuals: AI-assisted art