The social industry is a simulacrum

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planted: 24/05/2020last tended: 01/07/2022

In a bit towards the end of this podcast, Richard Seymour describes the social industry as a simulacrum, and recommends reading Simulacra and Simulation by Baudrillard if you're interested in this sort of stuff.

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Okey doke, it was already half on the reading list, bumped up to full member. Coincidentally, that's another one for sure on my brother's old treasure trove of a bookshelf back home.

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