A simulation conversation. This week, we discuss perhaps the biggest of oofs with our guest star, our friend Lina. Simulacra and simulation and the hyperreal nature of a lot of our world.
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Intro music by Drew.
Stay tuned for more evergreen existential crises! Thanks for listening!
General reading on the simulation hypothesis to better explain it can be found here and here.
Mentioned reading/listening:
The Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
Everybody by Logic
Travels in Hyperreality by Umberto Eco
Art, Aura, and Authenticity by Walter Benjamin
The Crown
Eddie the Eagle
Casting JonBenet
Frobunnius, math bunny Twitter
Handling an Existential Crisis (subheading on Existential Crisis Wikipedia page)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Or instead, just adopt a pet and be happy!
