The Hyperreal is defined as the perseption of something bigger than reality. That we are just going through simulations and experiements of what we encounter throughout life and that is has all been mapped, based on our place in society. Baudrillard also discusses that we are only able to comprehend these simulations because we already have an idea of what is it based on television and the media. It is just a matter of repetition. DisneyLand for example, is a place where people seem nice and is safe, but why isnt the Real world like this? it is considered to be just a simulation. Also reality television, how situations happen, and we come to our own conclusions on how we would have acted if it was us. It is all part of the hyperreality which we don’t have control over.
In more current terms, Facebook would be considered to be a simulation of hyperreality. We create profiles and upload pictures of ourselves, but does that really give a window into what we really are like? It is just an abstract image we manipulate to our advantage, which in this case, seems to be how many friends and likes you can obtain. This causes us to have a sense of satisfaction, based on our the online creation we bring to life.
If someone didn’t integrate into the Facebook trend, that persons reality would be different. The person wouldn’t have to worry what to post next, or what to take a picture of to show to friends. It creates another lifestyle for that person, enabling it to live sort of a double life: What you say or communicate in facebook doesn’t have to be true. In Hyperreality, any truth can be real.Reality becomes operational by the imagination.
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