Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved - commitment to a scenario.

Quote by Jean Baudrillard

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The day the world ends, no one will be there, just as no one was...

The day the world ends, no one will be there, just as no one was...

There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is...

There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is...

Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible....

Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible....

It is always the same: once you are liberated, you are forced to ask who...

It is always the same: once you are liberated, you are forced to ask who...

The sumptuous age of stars and images is reduced to a few artificial tornado effects,...

The sumptuous age of stars and images is reduced to a few artificial tornado effects,...

The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it,...

The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it,...

There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for...

There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for...

You are born modern, you do not become so.

You are born modern, you do not become so.

Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark,...

Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark,...

Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark,...

Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark,...

The very definition of the real becomes: that of which it is possible to give...

The very definition of the real becomes: that of which it is possible to give...

We are becoming like cats, slyly parasitic, enjoying an indifferent domesticity. Nice and snug in...

We are becoming like cats, slyly parasitic, enjoying an indifferent domesticity. Nice and snug in...

Santa Barbara is a paradise; Disneyland is a paradise; the U.S. is a paradise. Paradise...

Santa Barbara is a paradise; Disneyland is a paradise; the U.S. is a paradise. Paradise...

Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment.

Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment.

Driving is a spectacular form of amnesia. Everything is to be discovered, everything to be...

Driving is a spectacular form of amnesia. Everything is to be discovered, everything to be...

There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for...

There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for...

The abjection of our political situation is the only true challenge today. Only facing up...

The abjection of our political situation is the only true challenge today. Only facing up...

The world is not dialectical - it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn...

The world is not dialectical - it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn...

Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.

Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.

A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.

A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.