by Fuckoflife September 26, 2018
Get the simulacramug. Self-paradox.
Self-image.
The ontology of meaning from fiction (self, nation, myth) because process is an image of itself.
Self-image.
The ontology of meaning from fiction (self, nation, myth) because process is an image of itself.
Fiction (paradox) has real (naturalistic) meaning because process (self-paradox) is a self-simulacra (self-image).
Ie. Meaning arises because process is a self-image.
Ie. Meaning arises because process is a self-image.
by tomorrowtomorrow January 15, 2019
Get the self-simulacramug. n.
The ambient emotional environment of modern dating applications, characterized by negotiation between curated digital personas that bear a tenuous relationship to the individuals controlling them, a condition in which authentic connection is systematically displaced by the exchange of idealized representations, creating a closed system in which copies interact with copies while originals remain inaccessible.
The ambient emotional environment of modern dating applications, characterized by negotiation between curated digital personas that bear a tenuous relationship to the individuals controlling them, a condition in which authentic connection is systematically displaced by the exchange of idealized representations, creating a closed system in which copies interact with copies while originals remain inaccessible.
We've abandoned dating for the pathosphere of simulacra dating—a digital theatre where avatars perform courtship while their creators swipe alone.
by Monky Brainz November 7, 2025
Get the pathosphere of simulacra datingmug. Pathosphere of Simulacra Dating
(noun)
A dating reality where nobody meets real people anymore — just filtered versions, curated profiles, AI-polished bios, trauma-fueled expectations, and algorithm-approved illusions.
You're not dating a human. You're dating their simulacrum — a copy of a copy of who they think they should be.
Everyone shows up with:
• emotional baggage (the pathosphere)
• digital masks and highlight-reel personalities (the simulacra)
The result?
Two illusions flirting, trauma bonding, ghosting, love-bombing, and blocking each other — all before anyone meets in person.
Example:
“Bro, she wasn’t crazy. You were just trapped in the Pathosphere of Simulacra Dating. That wasn’t her — that was her Instagram ghost with trauma issues.”
(noun)
A dating reality where nobody meets real people anymore — just filtered versions, curated profiles, AI-polished bios, trauma-fueled expectations, and algorithm-approved illusions.
You're not dating a human. You're dating their simulacrum — a copy of a copy of who they think they should be.
Everyone shows up with:
• emotional baggage (the pathosphere)
• digital masks and highlight-reel personalities (the simulacra)
The result?
Two illusions flirting, trauma bonding, ghosting, love-bombing, and blocking each other — all before anyone meets in person.
Example:
“Bro, she wasn’t crazy. You were just trapped in the Pathosphere of Simulacra Dating. That wasn’t her — that was her Instagram ghost with trauma issues.”
“Bro, she wasn’t crazy. You were just trapped in the Pathosphere of Simulacra Dating. That wasn’t her — that was her Instagram ghost with trauma issues.”
by Monky Brainz November 14, 2025
Get the Pathosphere of Simulacra Datingmug.