i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
Simulacra and Simulation
March 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Simulacra and Simulation
=Simulacra
February 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
=Simulacra
I love how this comic makes people treat Peter as if he's real. I love how people can have empathy for a crudely drawn cartoon simulacra.
June 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I love how this comic makes people treat Peter as if he's real. I love how people can have empathy for a crudely drawn cartoon simulacra.
The children yearn for simulacra of manual labor
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May 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The children yearn for simulacra of manual labor
simulacra and simulation
July 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
simulacra and simulation
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
"—to the extent that capitalism is a series of simulacra, reconstructing existing phenomena in a form that allows the extraction of rents, here we see the apotheosis— a simulacra of a simulacra, where the consumer is simply *told* that a simulacra is present and expected to imagine its presence—"
March 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"—to the extent that capitalism is a series of simulacra, reconstructing existing phenomena in a form that allows the extraction of rents, here we see the apotheosis— a simulacra of a simulacra, where the consumer is simply *told* that a simulacra is present and expected to imagine its presence—"
found a whole operation of unmanned youtube channels making completely unchecked long form slop videos where the ai voice simulacra regularly trips up & does this for a full ten minutes every time.
all the very legit comments are like "NO! THATS NOT TRUE! YOU LIE HE DID NOT" & never acknowledge it.
all the very legit comments are like "NO! THATS NOT TRUE! YOU LIE HE DID NOT" & never acknowledge it.
April 28, 2026 at 3:34 AM
found a whole operation of unmanned youtube channels making completely unchecked long form slop videos where the ai voice simulacra regularly trips up & does this for a full ten minutes every time.
all the very legit comments are like "NO! THATS NOT TRUE! YOU LIE HE DID NOT" & never acknowledge it.
all the very legit comments are like "NO! THATS NOT TRUE! YOU LIE HE DID NOT" & never acknowledge it.
How do you know the word “simulacra” but think it’s singular
December 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
How do you know the word “simulacra” but think it’s singular
baudrillard voice "i fuckin told u dog. i fuckin told u about the precession of simulacra"
how do u even compete with this level of propaganda. and why tf do these vril guys love tatu so much
October 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
baudrillard voice "i fuckin told u dog. i fuckin told u about the precession of simulacra"
Simulacra Racket Imperialism
the US invented a cartel so it could kidnap a head of state.
January 6, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Simulacra Racket Imperialism
-Simulacra and Simulation, Baudrillard, 1981.
Don't let your memes be dreams, don't let Impostor Syndrome weigh you down.
Be the real Spider-Man. #MTGxSpiderMan #MTGxMarvel
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September 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
-Simulacra and Simulation, Baudrillard, 1981.
"Is your child labeling things as Hauntological Simulacra without being able to define either term? Say NO to video essays."
February 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
"Is your child labeling things as Hauntological Simulacra without being able to define either term? Say NO to video essays."
this month has reminded me of Simulacra and Simulation was too frequently
September 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
this month has reminded me of Simulacra and Simulation was too frequently
More recent drawings of Delilah and her simulacra
February 3, 2024 at 11:20 AM
More recent drawings of Delilah and her simulacra
Could a depressed person make this?
September 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Could a depressed person make this?
I also think the idea of an AI girlfriend as an OnlyFans replacement is way darker than if it was just a replacement for social interaction. It’s a simulacra of a simulacra that you can fine tune to hit the same pleasure centers better than a person.
July 11, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I also think the idea of an AI girlfriend as an OnlyFans replacement is way darker than if it was just a replacement for social interaction. It’s a simulacra of a simulacra that you can fine tune to hit the same pleasure centers better than a person.
what order of simulacra is this? does it even matter?
February 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
what order of simulacra is this? does it even matter?