stackyFACTSLosing an imaginary sword to a server crash can cause genuine psychological distress.
Losing an imaginary sword to a server crash can cause genuine psychological distress. Gamers and social media users develop intense psychological ownership over purely digital, non-existent assets. Because we invest massive amounts of time, energy, and personal identity into customizing avatars or curating Instagram feeds, our brains categorize these pixels as literal extensions of our physical selves, completely ignoring reality.
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