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Wisdom Signalling: Why High-Fidelity Culture and Obsession are the New Power
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shifting from low fidelity → high fidelity culture
In 2024 and into 2025, bag charms entered the zeitgeist and fast became a handbag staple. In 2025, people took things up a notch, fastening Labubus
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Personalisation signals 2023-2026
As superfandom balloons in 2026, there’s opportunity for these moments to help build up the year’s big moments of cultural spectacle.
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As uncertain times persist, technology accelerates and parasocial relationships deepen, superfandom will continue to soar in 2026.
As uncertain times persist, technology accelerates and parasocial relationships deepen, superfandom will continue to soar in 2026.
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2026 & superfandoms
“Merch is having a moment, and it’s bigger, broader and more culturally potent than ever,”
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Merch’s resurgence
Though nobody’s asking to go and chase Pokémon around the city in 2026, there are lessons to be learned about the value of big, flashy moments for cultivating communal experiences. “Fashion can learn from 2016’s embrace of spectacle as a uniting force,” Cummins says.
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2016 > 2026
When I feel well, all I want to do is enjoy life, which often ends up online. When I feel good, I want to share about that good-feeling and reinforce my sensation of aliveness with the dopamine hits of other people witnessing it and affirming it alongside me. When I feel bad, my natural instinct is to put the phone away. For the most part, I happen... See more
J Wortham • is performative offline the new performative online?
is performative offline the new performative online?
How Gen Z Is Redefining Collecting
artnews.comCOLLECTING CULTURE & PHYSICAL OBJECTS
After some research – as well as first-hand experiences – I’m wrapping my head around the concept of clubbing in 2025.
We all know very well how for decades, clubbing, has been a strong form of culture: finding out what was ‘the plan’ for the weekend – and eventually where’s the rave at – was basically dogma. Also, raves and nightclubs were places
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