The rise of cyber cities

From 2016 to 2019 I visited over 50 countries in all continents. I met people young and old, nice and rude, millennials, nomads, and people who had never left their home country. In Ubers or in bars, conversations with strangers often led to shared insights and I quickly realized we often have more in common with strangers than we do with life-long friends.

What I didn’t realize then is that every one of these interactions was an automatic validator. A reminder that I’m not that crazy; I’m just reaching the same conclusions as people at the other side of the planet. Different backgrounds, different professions, different towns, but the same research holes when it comes to online habits and life questions.

Since then, I haven't been able to shake a question: how can we find one another more easily? How can we take advantage of this connection to build, innovate, and collaborate with each other?

Content creators have become a lighthouse to all those looking for their tribe. In a world where geographical limitations determine the type of people we can meet, the internet thrives in creating space for cliques based on shared interests and subcultures.

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