simulacra
simulacra by Fuckoflife September 26, 2018
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self-simulacra
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.
self-simulacra by tomorrowtomorrow January 15, 2019
pathosphere of simulacra dating
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.
pathosphere of simulacra dating by Monky Brainz November 7, 2025
Pathosphere of Simulacra Dating
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.”
Pathosphere of Simulacra Dating by Monky Brainz November 14, 2025
Simulacrum
The concept of copies of something for which there is no original. Basically, copies of things that never existed. This concept usually deals with ideology as opposed to a physical "original" for which something can be copied.
A perfect example would be a 50s diner. They are all over, yet no diner in the 50s was anything like these commercial restaurants. The 50s diner is essentially the phsyical embodyment of the IDEA of the 50s as opposed to things that truly existed in the decade. This concept has been copied over the years, and now 50s diners are just about everywhere.
In a more recent example, simulacrum can be found in today's music. The genre of "new-new wave" has spread like a virus thanks to bands like The Killers and The Bravery. But if you go back and listen - it sounds nothing like new wave. Someone decided to call it new wave thanks to something like the use of synths and warbly guitar solos. Other bands then copied this style, and what you have are copies of copies of things that never really happened. Copies of "new wave" that doesn't really sounda thing like real, genuine new wave.
In a more recent example, simulacrum can be found in today's music. The genre of "new-new wave" has spread like a virus thanks to bands like The Killers and The Bravery. But if you go back and listen - it sounds nothing like new wave. Someone decided to call it new wave thanks to something like the use of synths and warbly guitar solos. Other bands then copied this style, and what you have are copies of copies of things that never really happened. Copies of "new wave" that doesn't really sounda thing like real, genuine new wave.
Simulacrum by clinto September 22, 2005
simulalia
The act of two people uttering the identical word or phrase, in the exact tone and cadence, to convey the same thought, at precisely the same moment.
They were so close, their perceptions and observations were linked in such harmonious synchronicity, that many times a day they spoke in perfect unison, often to the amused astonishment of those listening. "We need a word for it" she suggested. And an instant later, they both said "simulalia".
simulalia by Monkey's Dad June 5, 2023
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