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There Is Pain In This World But Not At This Con
June 7th, 2024
Friday, June 7 at 6:00 PM EST
Presented as part of the Furality Umbra conference in VR
What can the furry fandom teach the wider world about safety, community, and resilience? Ån (Systems Design Lead at VRChat) and Shibco (co-founder of New Design Congress) lead a conversation about how the social and technical savvy of furries has created a "third space" between the digital and physical, in stark opposition to the doomscrolling mainstream.
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