At the heart of the hyperreality question is the reality question. What is real? Am I really sitting here now writing this text? And I guess Baudrillard's point is that it doesn't matter, from the perspective of you, the audience. This text could very likely be pastiches from bits of other writing. But if this simulation were convincing, then you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. And that, is where hyperreality begins.




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