I mean, I agree that pretending Levels 2+ don’t exist may not be a good strategy for getting Level 1 discourse insofar as it’s hard to coordinate on … but maybe not as hard as you think?
How sure are you about that? Other things Zack’s written seem to me to argue for a rather similar position without any obvious sign of irony. Zack, if you’re reading this, would you care to comment?
The claim at the end is a sarcastic poke at a particular straw rationality also hinted at by Simulacra levels etc.
I mean, I agree that pretending Levels 2+ don’t exist may not be a good strategy for getting Level 1 discourse insofar as it’s hard to coordinate on … but maybe not as hard as you think?
How sure are you about that? Other things Zack’s written seem to me to argue for a rather similar position without any obvious sign of irony. Zack, if you’re reading this, would you care to comment?