So is our reality actually a distortion that doesn't resemble the truth? I'm just not following Baudrillard's reasoning.įirst, I have to point out that this text is from 1981. If I see a negative add bashing a politician before an election I assume it's lying to a certain degree. It's empirical, I don't have to rely on the media to tell me that it's so because I can just calculate it with a pendulum.įurthermore, I think that I can often tell when the media is distorting fact. You can't dispute that the acceleration due to gravity at sea level is about 9.81m/s/s. But I feel like most of the things I believe are facts are actually facts. The new "hyperreality" has no basis in fact, but because it's accepted it breeds other distortions and self-perpetuates.īut does that make sense? I mean, I know modern culture distorts reality: sensationalist media, politics, etc. This distortion is accepted by humanity to the point that it becomes more real than reality. I've been trying to grasp Simulacra and Simulation, and a lot of what Baudrillard is saying doesn't make sense to me.įorgive me for summarizing, but he basically claims that modern culture is a distortion of reality. ![]() Check out /r/AskLiteraryStudies if you have questions about literature and literary studies that you'd like answered by experts! All are welcome.Spoilers must be marked by an alert and obscured with Reddit editor's spoiler masking system. Please do not seek feedback or instruction on your writing.ĭo not submit videos vaguely related to literature. This includes written work, social media, medium, youtube, apps, or any other channel/material you are associated with. This includes posting surveys.ĭo not submit any form of advertising or self-promotion. Content: Do not submit posts that contain questions and no other content.ĭo not request help on homework assignments (students) or curriculum content (teachers). Analysis: Submissions must include poster's own analysis in either the body or the comments of a post. Relevance: Submissions must relate to literature, literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, or literary news. We are not /r/books: please do not use this sub to seek book recommendations or homework help. ![]() Discussions of literary criticism, literary history, literary theory, and critical theory are also welcome. Welcome to /r/literature, a community for deeper discussions of plays, poetry, short stories, and novels.
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