Elvis was the first demigod of the age of mechanical reproduction via radio, TV, film, and satellite technology, precisely because he was the first scapegoat sacrifice to the mimetic contagion brought about by technological production of twins.
@johndavidebert #MimeticTheoryhttps://twitter.com/MimeticValue/status/1007694428260241412 …
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Yes! Not just photo, but also video, radio, etc. Even computer files that you can replicate and send. The medium is the message... or perhaps this is a medium that allows for a multiplicity of messages. Deletion of files/loss of password are sacrifices?
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There is a sacrifice maybe in the photo taking itself, Sontag maybe talks of this, it “steals” the subjects soul in a way, takes away their look at that moment, preserves it. All the other parts of them are stripped away leaving nothing but pixels.
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