Ioia

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Ioia

n.
the wish that you could see statistics overlaid on every person you encounter—checking the signal strength of their compatibility, a measure of their trustworthiness, or even just an emoji that tells you how they’re really feeling.

From the two symbols of binary code, 1 and 0, denoting “on” or “off” + I am. Pronounced “ahy- yo-yuh.”

Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background

Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Trueholding

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The Til

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Harmonoia

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Pax Latrina

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