Baudrillard was a controversial Philosopher whose main ideas and concepts have been used to understand the effect of living post modern environment of our perceptions of reality. He had a book called 'Simulacra and simulations', which became of basis for the Matrix films.
The representation of reality is meditated through the media.
Manufactured Consent
Reality TV reflects a voyeuristic pos modern society.
social network give us control of voyeurism
The Panoption - the perfect prison, constantly under surveillance - Big Brother. Your phone allows the government to know everything!
Dubord:
Style over Substance, superficial and Super Fat v Super skinny, the appearance, so obsessed about appearance we don't care about whats inside, the brand of an artists rather than their songwriting.
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