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Borges and Baudrillard on the revenge of the mirror people feels like it could already apply to the internet, what with filters, "echo chambers" and the like. There are now millions of mirrors reflecting a distorted image that's punching through to our world.
Baudrillard's thing about objects and concepts wanting to be discovered and having a life of their own is something I think about a fair bit atm. In this case it throws into question whether there's something on the other side of the mirror or whether it's the mirror itself exerting some sort of force.
It's a bit more fantastical and metaphorical than he perhaps intended in the book, but I've read someone describe The System of Objects as an attempt to produce a bestiary of everyday objects.
Baudrillard's thing about objects and concepts wanting to be discovered and having a life of their own is something I think about a fair bit atm. In this case it throws into question whether there's something on the other side of the mirror or whether it's the mirror itself exerting some sort of force.
It's a bit more fantastical and metaphorical than he perhaps intended in the book, but I've read someone describe The System of Objects as an attempt to produce a bestiary of everyday objects.