THE SIMULACRA
and the hyperreality
§Hyperrealism is a symptom of postmodern culture. Hyperreality does not "exist" or "not exist." It is simply a way of describing the information to which the consciousness is subject.
§Most aspects of hyperreality can be thought of as "reality by proxy." Baudrilalrd in particular suggests that the world we live in has been replaced by a copy world, where we seek simulated stimuli and nothing more.