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simulacra

sim-yoo-LAK-ruhLatin

Copy without original; hyperreal images

Baudrillard - when copies replace reality; map bigger than territory

Personal definition

Etymology

Latin 'simulacrum' (likeness)

Why it matters

Post-truth condition; when representations precede reality

Tags

hyperreal · copy · illusion

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