If you generalize the term “civilization” to be any sufficiently large group of people who have some sense of shared purpose or identity you could include gaming communities or even forums too
Things usually don’t just explode all at once though ofc sometimes there is abrupt change that causes a community to decay rapidly
Just look at the history of social media platforms.
If you generalize the term “civilization” to be any sufficiently large group of people who have some sense of shared purpose or identity you could include gaming communities or even forums too
Things usually don’t just explode all at once though ofc sometimes there is abrupt change that causes a community to decay rapidly