I agree, but my reasoning for it is different. Given that the simulacra levels framework is fake, I care mostly about the way it pumps my intuition. For me it has more impact with less levels. Grouping everything in levels 4+ as a single thing does speed processing up, and doesn’t seem to meaningfully change my conclusions. There likely exists some context where those extra levels are useful and offer new insights, but I’ve not seen it yet.
I agree, but my reasoning for it is different.
Given that the simulacra levels framework is fake, I care mostly about the way it pumps my intuition. For me it has more impact with less levels. Grouping everything in levels 4+ as a single thing does speed processing up, and doesn’t seem to meaningfully change my conclusions.
There likely exists some context where those extra levels are useful and offer new insights, but I’ve not seen it yet.