Sublime
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Simulation is a bottom-up approach, acting at the level of the individual building blocks, letting the collective behavior of the system emerge. By definition, emergent behavior is bottom-up, and simulation is often the only method for understanding it.
J. Doyne Farmer • Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World
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
Grand Theft Auto is a fun video game because it’s a fake world where you can do things with no fear. Drive 200mph on the highway. Break into a building. Run over a prostitute with your car. All good in GTA.
Unlike GTA, in real life, the law is a thing and jail is a thing. But that’s about where the differences end. If someone gave you a perfect
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