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Filter: Vibegeist

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Why we should embrace the void

The psychoanalysis of 'Love, Death & Robots'

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How Weirdcore and Y2K aesthetics took over TikTok in times of despair

What style reveals regarding playful nihilism, emotional spending, and dread

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Vibegeist: rave until the grave

The revival of rave and rage in the roaring twenties.

AI regulations may see a Beijing effect

Is Europe too late to cause a Brussels effect on AI technology?

When the selfie becomes an avatar

How Instagram is preparing itself for the metaverse

Is Texas becoming too self-confident?

Texan rebellion is likely to shake up federal politics in the U.S.

Picking up the crypto pieces

Companies are on the lookout for opportunities during the crypto crash

From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games

What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?

Gen Z chooses anonymity over fame

Why are Gen Zers more likely to prefer online anonymity compared to millennials?

Resurrecting the dead in the digital era

Will deepfake videos, the latest and most versatile medium to eternalize the dead, impel us to regulate digital immortality?

Extending the self with Instagram's augmented-reality face filters

Are we moving towards a culture in which our digitally positioned self is more important than our actual self?

Technology on a leash

By sharing ownership and control with producers and governments, our smart devices are no longer what they seem

The rise of CBDCs

Pim Korsten gives a rundown on the opportunities and risks of the rise of central bank digital currencies.