fourth order of simulacra

if the robot is the third order of simulacra, i suggest that the production of self through multitudes of interwoven simulation (the smile, the attire, the rhythm of speech, the activities/actions, the preferences...) is the fourth order. there is no self. only simulation.

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organic armor

happy halloween!

evidently the maxx, the green lantern, and the phantom of the opera are coming to my party.

the empire never ended

41. The Empire is the institution, the codification, of derangement; it is insane and imposes its insanity on us by violence, since its nature is a violent one.

42. To fight the Empire is to be infected by its derangement. This is a paradox; whoever defeats a segment of the Empire becomes the Empire; it proliferates like a virus, imposing its form on its enemies. Thereby it becomes its enemies.


[Philip K. Dick, VALIS. New York: Random House, 1991. pg. 235]

broken/covered

girl in the red dress