From: "Jon Rubin" <j_rubin-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Weasel and Emily: that punk-o-lantern smile!
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 01:09:21 PDT


"On another tack, I find Baudrillard's description of the phases of the 
sign towards nihilism sort of useful.
[sic]
1. The sign is the expression of a profound mystery
2. The sign conceals a profound mystery
3. The sign conceals the fact that there is no profound mystery
4. The sign bears no relation to any mystery whatsoever. it is pure 
simulation"

Yeah, but Baudrillard just nicked this from Nietzsche's "How the Real 
World Finally Became a Myth" (I think thats its title - near enough) and 
made it less funny - which is my main objection, though if you only find 
it "sort of useful" (simulation of use?) maybe there is another...
J

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