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There is no culture, no meaningful change, without people showing up for it. As much as online communities and tools to support them have evolved and scaled, it simply isn't a replacement for an IRL space that a bunch of cool, curious, and generous people can call home.
I attended a hackaton at Oshi where teams were paired up randomly from 3 pools: artists, devs, and story-tellers. The theme was memes... more specifically Pepe ;) Over two days the space produced magic: fashion label, 3d shooter game, 4-track EP, skateboard line, comic book, and much, much more. half of the people who made this happen were a part of existing Oshi community. Many of us made friends for life that weekend.
Oshi has been an anchor, a second home for many artists and builders, as well as culture more broadly. I say this as an event producer, a muso/DJ, and artist, and a regular at Oshi.
I cannot think of anything more nounish than the Nounge - an all inclusive and open space for (digital) culture. Melbourne is the perfect city for it, and Oshi founders are the best people to see this through.