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microcosm

/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)kɒz(ə)m/
noun
1 A community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger.
1.1 Humankind regarded as the representation in miniature of the universe.

Origin
Middle English: from Old French microcosme or medieval Latin microcosmus, from Greek mikros kosmos ‘little world’.

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I wonder if Mastodon.art can be considered a microcosm of the art world?

https://mastodon.art/gallery/index.html