Simulacra and Simulation

as originally pointed out by the German philosopher Walter Benjamin in his seminal essay “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” is that by removing something from its original context or setting, we kill the sense of awe that we might attach to its uniqueness. Great works of art were once intrinsically a part of their settings.

Les écrits et les images jaillissaient dans un flux constant en proportion presque égale à celui de la réalité, de sorte que la fonction élective des livres et des films s’éteignait, plus aucune œuvre ne se détachait, tout rejoignait une bibliothèque incommensurable et chaotique. L’écrit, pour la première fois dans l’histoire de l’humanité, s’abais

Myths continue to dominate humankind, and science only makes these myths stronger. Instead of destroying the intersubjective reality, science will enable it to control the objective and subjective realities more completely than ever before. Thanks to computers and bioengineering, the difference between fiction and reality will blur, as people resha