cyberculture
Online community ethos
Cyberculture is the social world that emerges from computer networks and digital technology—the communities, norms, language, and shared practices of people who inhabit online spaces.
The term gained currency in the 1990s as the internet became a distinct cultural environment: Early cyberculture prized anonymity and free information.
It encompasses everything from hacker ethics to social media behavior to virtual communities.
Publicly accessible code
- hacktivismPolitical protest via intrusion
- ethical hackingAuthorized security vulnerability testing
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- transparencyState of being see-through
collaboration · DIY ethic · phreaking · anonymous · exploit · white hat · black hat · hacktivist
Online content-sharing platforms
- online identityVirtual representation of oneself
- digital nativePerson raised with internet
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
blogging · vlogging · podcasting · streaming · cyberbullying · influencer · viral content · hashtag
Shared immersive digital universe
- avatarDigital user representation
- MMORPGMultiplayer internet adventure game
- Second LifeOnline 3D social platform
- virtual realityComputer-created interactive environment
online gaming · guild · esports · Twitch · livestreaming · NPC · modding · machinima
Imaginary terrible society
- cyborgOrganic-mechanical hybrid entity
- neural implantDevice surgically placed in nervous system
- megacorporationColossal corporate entity
- NeuromancerCyberpunk AI antagonist
William Gibson · Blade Runner · The Matrix · cybernetic · body modification · mirrorshades · chrome · wetware
Stories borrowing existing characters
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
shipping · canon · headcanon · fanart · fanzine · webcomic · otaku · weeaboo
Point where values explode
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
- biohackingSelf-directed biological enhancement
- NeuralinkImplanted neural communication device
- life extensionProlonging human lifespan artificially
mind uploading · accelerationism · human enhancement · cryonics
open source
Publicly accessible code
- hacktivismPolitical protest via intrusion
- ethical hackingAuthorized security vulnerability testing
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
transparency · collaboration · DIY ethic · phreaking · anonymous · exploit · white hat · black hat · hacktivist · digital rights
social media
Online content-sharing platforms
- online identityVirtual representation of oneself
- digital nativePerson raised with internet
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
memes · blogging · vlogging · podcasting · streaming · cyberbullying · influencer · viral content · hashtag · doomscrolling
metaverse
Shared immersive digital universe
- avatarDigital user representation
- MMORPGMultiplayer internet adventure game
- Second LifeOnline 3D social platform
virtual reality · online gaming · guild · esports · Twitch · livestreaming · NPC · modding · machinima · digital goods
dystopia
Imaginary terrible society
- cyborgOrganic-mechanical hybrid entity
- neural implantDevice surgically placed in nervous system
- megacorporationColossal corporate entity
William Gibson · Neuromancer · Blade Runner · The Matrix · cybernetic · body modification · mirrorshades · chrome · wetware · ice
fan fiction
Stories borrowing existing characters
convention · shipping · canon · headcanon · fanart · fanzine · webcomic · otaku · weeaboo · fan theory
singularity
Point where values explode
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
- biohackingSelf-directed biological enhancement
- NeuralinkImplanted neural communication device
life extension · mind uploading · accelerationism · human enhancement · cryonics
- tech culturedevelopers, coders, programmers, computers, engineers
- cybercultureonline communities, virtual communities, memes, internet memes, online identity
- online spaceswebsite, websites, webpage, web pages, web page
- digital artdigital art, render, 3D modeling, digital illustration, graphic design
- technoethicsAI ethics, robot rights, bioethics, content moderation, algorithmic bias
cyberculturetraditional culture
Established customs of a people
folk culture · oral culture · ancient culture · indigenous culture · Luddism
cyberculturelocal culture
Customs of a place
regional culture · village culture · civic culture · tribal culture
culture, cyber, cyberspace, cyberpunk, cybercrime, cybernetics, netiquette, netizen, cybercafe