We don't have anything like the Mist, as an actual phenomenon. However, I have found people can be quite willing, even without it, to consider mundane reasons rather than magical. I do hope I would be able to see through your Mist. It is far more to my liking to see the wondrous things in the world, even though they are not all wonderful and shining.
I have read broadly on much the same principal. Here's to books, some of the best tools in the world.