'Republic Of Bob'

Imaginary Alternative Internet Pastime 'Republic Of Bob' Does Not Exist

A tall Near Future tale of humble digital folklore legend.

May 2025. An anonymous indie Researcher of emergent Online phenomena releases a groundbreaking report on what they term 'a Strange Imaginary Game people pretend to play.' Unknown to the general public, 'Republic Of Bob' was once immensely popular with regular Netizens and spawned an complex art Scene overnight, before mysteriously disappearing back into the Matrices.

The odd premise is as follows:

"Searching for a better you? Need a stranger digital reality? Experience Imaginary Alternative Internet Pastime 'Republic Of Bob' today! For 1.5 minutes simply >>pretend<< to reimagine the realtime Web as an ancient, mythic high-desert virtual landscape, set in a beautifully dark 80's Retrofuture era of High Adventure and 'Big Science.' Both a new social relationship and small informal act of Open Source Shared Universe worldbuilding, consider roleplaying '#ROB' and so create its vivid dimension together!"

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