Siaalysyystä
Siaalysyystä is a term used in Finnish speculative fiction and digital anthropology to describe a social-ritual process by which online communities preserve and renegotiate a shared memory of events. The concept envisions memory as something actively curated through collective storytelling, archiving, and structured discussion, rather than as a static record.
The word is a neologism created for the concept and is not tied to a single real-world
Origins and usage: first appeared in late-21st-century Finnish literary and academic discourse as a framework for
Core characteristics: non-hierarchical participation, iterative revision of memoires, use of digital artifacts (threads, timelines, logs) as
Cultural significance: proponents argue that it supports resilience, social bonding, and democratic accountability by linking past
See also: collective memory, digital ritual, participatory culture, online communities, memory studies.