Simulacrum
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Simulacrum
Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard
A copy without an original [anymore]
A copy whose original has been lost or forgotten through too many iterations.
FOUR PHASES OF SIMULACRA:
Basic reflection of reality (ex.pumpkin)
Perverting or masking reality (ex. Pumpkin pie)
Masking the absence of basic reality (ex. Pumpkin spice latte: reminded of
Basically, a simulacrum is a representation that no longer has an actual referent; there’s no preexisting reality it refers to, it has become the reality itself.
The Cracker Barrel Hype(rreality)
The result of these technologies are simulacra, duplicated bodies of the “authentic” and “real”. The stakes are meticulously manufactured. In these cases, there is no original. It is narrative all the way down. The technologies copy ideas from other talent shows and reality T.V in general, but it is unclear if such ideas originated with reality T.V... See more
The Specter of Reality TV
The debate over “is it real or fake” is somewhat ironic, because so much of what we experience as reality even within our own bodies is actually simulation.