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Jean Baudrillard

Deep down, the US, with its space, its technological refinement, its bluff good conscience, even in those spaces which it opens up for simulation, is the only remaining primitive society.

Jean Baudrillard

Society

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Baudrillard suggests that despite America's advanced technology and self-righteous attitude, it still operates on basic, instinctual behaviors beneath the surface. Even in areas designed for controlled experiences, like simulations, the US reveals a fundamental primitiveness in its societal nature.

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