culture
The simulacrum is never what hides the truth-it is truth that hides the fact that there is none. The simulacrum is true.
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RIP Baudrillard. You would’ve loved Sabrina Carpenter and ChatGPT.
Rituals have been crucial for humans throughout history – and we still need them
theconversation.com
The Healing Power of Nature and Beauty: Florence Nightingale on Expediting Recovery from Illness and Burnout
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
excerpts from the secret of our success:
culture is smarter than we are
... See moreThe secret of our species’ success resides not in the power of our individual minds, but in the collective brains of our communities. Our collective brains arise from the synthesis of our cultural and social natures—from the fact that we readily learn from others (are cultural)
Houellebecq wore his biography, professional identity, marital status, and psychiatric condition – everything modern society considers intrinsic and defining of the individual – as an amusing costume to be played with and discarded. He frees himself through his work from the straitjacket of ‘identity politics’ which placates its prisoners, like a... See more
Alexander • Poseur
A 2023 Look-back: the internet dies, etc.
culture.ghost.io
The 1,000 True Fans Theory works for monetization but not for social impact.