Dacă sunteți de părere că social media este o forță, urmăriți jocurile video, spune futuristul Noah Raford. Pe măsură ce tot mai mulți oameni sunt atrași de jocuri și lumi virtuale, comunitățile pe care le creează generează mișcări sociale în lumea reală. Raford ne îndeamnă să înțelegem ce se întâmplă cu adevărat și să valorificăm acele forțe pentru a construi un viitor la care visăm.

Video games have become more than entertainment, now eclipsing film and music with vast online economies and passionate communities. As traditional sources of meaning erode and anxiety rises, millions are finding purpose, identity, and belonging inside immersive games. These digital spaces can foster powerful movements—sometimes for good, sometimes fueling extremism—as seen when online clans spill into real-world action. The future depends on harnessing gaming culture to build positive communities rather than sow division.

Virtual Worlds Will Shape The Real-World Movements Of Tomorrow

Video games now outsize film and music combined, drawing billions into immersive social worlds. These environments offer community, purpose, and even economic opportunities, but they can also breed powerful, sometimes extreme, group identities. As a third of U.S. teenage gamers already spend more on virtual fashion than physical clothes, the line between digital and real life is blurring fast. The future may be dominated by 'gamecults'—movements born in games, spreading far beyond the screen.

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