It all happened so naturally, it's hard to pinpoint.
It had something to do with Jean Baudrillard, best known for his formulation of the notion of hyperreality, and in particular hyperreality in the United States. According to Baudrillard, America has constructed itself a world that is more 'real' than real, and where those inhabiting it are obsessed with timelessness, perfection, and objectification of the self. Furthermore, authenticity has been replaced by copy (thus reality is replaced by a substitute), and nothing is "real," though those engaged in the illusion are incapable of seeing it. Instead of having experiences, people observe spectacles, via real or metaphorical control screens. Instead of the real, we have simulation and simulacra.
But really, things tended to unfold as they should. We communicate. She is able to pry thoughts and feelings out of me like no one else ever has been able to do, but more often than not, doesn't have to pry. We have wild weasel sex. She's the kindest person I ever met, challenges me, and believes in me.
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Date: 2006-01-09 07:54 pm (UTC)It had something to do with Jean Baudrillard, best known for his formulation of the notion of hyperreality, and in particular hyperreality in the United States. According to Baudrillard, America has constructed itself a world that is more 'real' than real, and where those inhabiting it are obsessed with timelessness, perfection, and objectification of the self. Furthermore, authenticity has been replaced by copy (thus reality is replaced by a substitute), and nothing is "real," though those engaged in the illusion are incapable of seeing it. Instead of having experiences, people observe spectacles, via real or metaphorical control screens. Instead of the real, we have simulation and simulacra.
But really, things tended to unfold as they should. We communicate. She is able to pry thoughts and feelings out of me like no one else ever has been able to do, but more often than not, doesn't have to pry. We have wild weasel sex. She's the kindest person I ever met, challenges me, and believes in me.