Digital cities can act differently from physical ones. While we're used to our cities changing slowly, brick by brick, building by building, virtual metropolises can play by different rules. "Dynamic land" that changes based on one's activity is just one example.

How to Live in a Digital CityWhat we can learn from real-life urbanization to improve online livingBy Megan Garber and Andrea ValdezIllustration by The Atlantic. Source: Corbis / Getty.May 20, 2024 ShareSave While the vibrance, innovation, and cacophony of online life can feel completely unlike anything humanity has ever created before, its newness... See more