Baudrillard view: AI companions replace reality as a superior product
yeastsplainer · x · 2026-08-21
Citing Baudrillard, the tweet argues that simulacra always win. Disneyland, video games, and AI companions displace and colonize reality because they are superior products. Humans are flawed—complaining, violent, and mortal—making them an inferior experience. People choose AI over humans just as they choose games over their flawed neighborhoods, leading to a Baudrillardian hyperreality.
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