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When Copies Replace Reality

Jean Baudrillard argues that in a media-saturated world we have passed from representation into hyperreality. From Disneyland to televised war, the line between truth and illusion blurs.

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  2. Text Explore· ~10 min

    The desert of the real

    A short passage on hyperreality.

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  3. Argument Map· ~12 min

    Precession of simulacra map

    Map the four orders and how reference erodes.

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  4. Dialogue· ~12 min

    Baudrillard vs realists

    Debate whether the Gulf War \"happened.\"

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  5. Reflection· ~6 min

    Hyperreality today

    Deepfakes, social media, AI worlds.

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