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Simulacra and Simulation
This episode explores how our world has become so saturated with images and models that the simulated often feels more real than reality itself, fundamentally altering our perception and experience.
“This episode explores how our world has become so saturated with images and models that the simulated often feels more real than reality itself, fundamentally altering our perception and experience.”
— Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation
Philosophy, Media Theory, Reality, Postmodernism
If you've ever felt that the curated online world feels more vivid than your actual life, this will clarify why, and this will help you see what to do next.
Jean Baudrillard, a provocative French philosopher, meticulously dissected the nature of signs and symbols, revealing how our modern world constructs a simulated reality that often eclipses the authentic.