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Digital spaces are no longer separate from society. Games, fandoms, memes, wikis, and AI systems have become places where governments govern, citizens socialise, stories are told, and institutions make decisions.
Minecraft as a Storytelling Tool
How did a sandbox become a storytelling medium? Are games becoming the new film, television, and literature?
UK Government Employees Playing GTA Online
If millions spend time there, does it become a public square? Are online worlds now part of “real life”?
White House Anime Propaganda
What happens when fandom aesthetics become political tools? Does borrowing anime imagery increase soft power or damage it?
Wikipedia Philosophy Game
Does the internet naturally create connections? Is this an accidental metaphor for culture itself?
Lawyers Using Hallucinating AI
What happens when expertise is outsourced? Why are professionals trusting systems they don’t understand?