Controversial opinion: The show Black Mirror is extremely postmodern in nearly every respect.
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Have you read Baudrillard 'Simulations' book? Classic 1980s pomo theory that's very Black Mirror....
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I've only read a few pages of it. It's super weird, but you're absolutely right about that.
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Benjamin Woolley’s “Virtual Worlds” (1994!) nicely explores the relationship between postmodernism and modern art including VR, video games and sci-fi movies - I wonder if
@charltonbrooker ever read it...
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One does not merely read Baudrillard's "Simulations"pic.twitter.com/lUiFU4Ad5Q
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It's really short though. Dense, but short.
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Baudrillad’s Political Economy of the Sign seemed more useful. Simulations was too far gone into the Pomo world to be of much use, from what I recall in the dim recesses of 30 years ago.
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I read that as porno theory. Several times
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