When the Conversation Becomes the Content

How the stories surrounding an experience can change what audiences expect from it - and what future experiences become. Recently, I found myself forming an impression of a multiplayer gaming project I had barely seen being played. One short video claimed that almost the entire server had been banned. Another suggested the organizer had admitted to being a terrible owner. A third simply asked what was going on, accompanied by a crying emoji. ...

November 7, 2026 · 10 min · Manuel Herrmann