Did Baudrillard believe reality was truly gone?
My work suggests that the traditional, objective reality we once understood has been superseded by a hyperreality. It is not that reality has vanished in an absolute sense, but rather that our perception and engagement with it are now mediated by simulations. The constant circulation of images, media, and signs creates a world where the distinction between the authentic and the artificial becomes blurred, if not erased. This is not a call for despair, but an observation of a fundamental shift in how meaning and existence are constituted in contemporary culture.
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