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Second, culturally, the rise of Hyperreality has shattered our individual and collective sense-making.
Hyperreality is a world where reality is obscured, and language and imagery create simulated faux-realities. The map is literally the territory in a world largely-indistinguishable from a simulated metaverse. Hyperreality is also fertile ground in which to grow authoritarianism.
Second, culturally, the rise of Hyperreality has shattered our individual and collective sense-making.
Hyperreality is a world where reality is obscured, and language and imagery create simulated faux-realities. The map is literally the territory in a world largely-indistinguishable from a simulated metaverse. Hyperreality is also fertile ground in which to grow authoritarianism.
