Jean Baudrillard

Four phases of transition into the ‘Simulacrum’:

• Reflection of Reality (Sacramental Order)
• Reality is Masked (Order of Maleficence)
• Absence of Reality (Order of Sorcery)
• No Relation to Reality (Pure Simulacrum)

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