We stopped looking at city vices as problems to be solved and started viewing them as content to be streamed, shared, and "liked." It was the year the underworld became truly viral.
The year 2014 represented a unique pivot point in digital culture. It was the moment when the raw, unfiltered energy of the early social media era collided with high-budget, "prestige" digital storytelling. At the center of this collision was a fascination with the darker undercurrents of urban life—a theme often categorized under the umbrella of "city vices."