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22330392 No.22330392 [Reply] [Original]

>open book
>read chapter 1
>*entirely made of statements without anything resembling an argument as why they are true*
>close book
>never open it again

>> No.22330426

I wouldn't mind if they were just regular unsupported claims but they're almost completely incoherent

>> No.22330451

>just trust me, bro, but if you don't trust me that's okay too because it doesn't matter since that was the way it happened
literally the first thing that was written, is this normal?

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22330472

try America, or The Gulf War Did Not Take Place.
and think of it as a kind of poetry, like his photographs

>> No.22330519

There's only interpretations. Even the best arguments aren't necessarily true, not that he isn't making them.

>> No.22330562

>>22330392
In the first chapter, Baudrillard is outlining what he means by simulation and simulacra. He's defining his terms. When he refers to a Borges novel he's using an analogy to explain his concept of simulation and simulacra and what makes them different from the common use of those words. He's not making an argument there at all. If you wanna read Baudrillard, do it slowly. If you want something more accessible, try Passwords or The Gulf War Did Not Take Place.