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The Hyperreal

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It's normal to get excited by social media likes. Some say social media is

The Hyperreal Sat Mar 13 2021 It's normal to get excited by social media likes. Some say social media is "fake." But to the receiver of the like, they feel appreciated and heard, and to them, that's real. It's perhaps more real than going out into the world and saying interesting things and receiving real-world "likes" and praise. The activity is reduced to its essence and delivers intense satisfaction. Likes are hyperreal. For something to be fake, it can't produce the intended result. It should be counterfeit. But hyperreal is the opposite. To make a hyperreal object from a real one, take on

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