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They flocked to the theater with friends and family in tow, comparing the festive, participatory atmosphere to the phenomenon around the 2023 megahit “Barbie,” which also spurred viewers to don costumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In this moment, “the box,” as Mero casually refers to it, became a true communal stage, a participatory call-and-response pulpit for the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Chomsky also advocated so-called anarcho-syndicalism, a political and economic philosophy that envisions decentralized, participatory organizations and that still echoes with what crypto promises to bring, Allaire said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025

It is the rare participatory process where everyday people, even children, can physically participate in designing the place where they live.

From Slate • Sep. 3, 2025

We are heading not toward a toppling of the democratic, parliamentary or legislative processes, but toward their reinvention in a new, participatory context.

From Open Source Democracy by Rushkoff, Douglas