Most of these extra simulacra levels are redundant or orthogonal to the originals. I don’t think they carve reality well.
L5 overlaps heavily with L1. Interestingness is a quality of most L1 statements that are worth communicating!
L7 is L2. “There’s a lion across the river” = I want you to buy X. It’s direct manipulation of reality.
L8 is L3 or L4 (in your example), although propaganda can also be at L2.
L10 overlaps heavily with L3. “We should raise awareness of X” = I’m part of the group that believes “X”.
The only one that is salvageable is L6 (which is similar to L9), which I might call a True Level 5:
“There’s a lion across the river.” = Listen to me! I say things worth hearing! (from the speaker’s perspective)
There’s actually a lot of communication that falls within this bucket, characterized by the content of the statement having no instrumental value for the speaker. The speaker just wants your attention.
Most of these extra simulacra levels are redundant or orthogonal to the originals. I don’t think they carve reality well.
L5 overlaps heavily with L1. Interestingness is a quality of most L1 statements that are worth communicating!
L7 is L2. “There’s a lion across the river” = I want you to buy X. It’s direct manipulation of reality.
L8 is L3 or L4 (in your example), although propaganda can also be at L2.
L10 overlaps heavily with L3. “We should raise awareness of X” = I’m part of the group that believes “X”.
The only one that is salvageable is L6 (which is similar to L9), which I might call a True Level 5:
“There’s a lion across the river.” = Listen to me! I say things worth hearing! (from the speaker’s perspective)
There’s actually a lot of communication that falls within this bucket, characterized by the content of the statement having no instrumental value for the speaker. The speaker just wants your attention.