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Asena Kaya Karaca

Asena studied literature & cultural heritage. She explores culture through a creative lens.

🌀 The Noonday Demon

Dec 19, 2025

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9 min read

🌀 The Noonday Demon

Burnout and the Loss of Inner Time

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
🌀 Meetings as Modern Rituals

Dec 12, 2025

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8 min read

🌀 Meetings as Modern Rituals

A Study of Why We Still Show Up

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
Work as Worship: Sacred Time vs. Slack Pings

Dec 5, 2025

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9 min read

Work as Worship: Sacred Time vs. Slack Pings

The Lost Art of Being Off

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
Fandom as Faith: Pilgrimages, Relics, and Lore

Nov 28, 2025

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9 min read

Fandom as Faith: Pilgrimages, Relics, and Lore

How Modern Fandom Turns Devotion into Collective Meaning

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
Cancel Culture as Digital Shaming

Nov 21, 2025

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7 min read

Cancel Culture as Digital Shaming

Why Digital Shame Fails as Correction

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
Status Games: Blue Ticks, Luxury, and Clout

Nov 14, 2025

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8 min read

Status Games: Blue Ticks, Luxury, and Clout

How we turned recognition into a subscription.

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
Internet Tribes: From Totems to Discord Servers

Nov 7, 2025

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10 min read

Internet Tribes: From Totems to Discord Servers

Do you know where you belong to?

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
The Tyranny of the Red Dot

Oct 31, 2025

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9 min read

The Tyranny of the Red Dot

Notifications: The shackles of our digital existence.

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
Strangers Who Feel Like Friends

Oct 24, 2025

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8 min read

Strangers Who Feel Like Friends

Why we love YouTubers

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
The Economics of Outrage: Why Bad News Wins

Oct 17, 2025

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7 min read

The Economics of Outrage: Why Bad News Wins

Modern life in the light of ancient past.

Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca, +1
Why We Can't Stop Doomscrolling

Oct 9, 2025

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6 min read

Why We Can't Stop Doomscrolling

Modern life in the light of ancient past.

Eren Daskesen
Asena Kaya Karaca
Eren Daskesen, +1

Culture Decoded

Culture Decoded explains modern life, trends, and behaviors by making complex ideas simple, real, and relatable.