In the end I couldn’t decide which route to take as I felt I had so many good options so I chose to go with Bauldrillard’s theory of hyperreality and how it related to the metaverse. I am currently reading Simulacra and simulation, I quite honestly find to be badly written. I think the vast majority of individuals, and especially those who enjoy reading postmodern or deconstructionist literature, mistake obscurity for depth. As is typical of many (post)structuralists of his heritage, Baudrillard inundates the reader with obtuse statements and proclamations that are devoid of any importance that can be directly observed such the fact that we live in a world that is saturated with media; the proliferation of images that are constantly around us is made possible by technological advances. Baudrillard establishes a supposedly comprehensive system of semantic conceptualisation centred on the very original, “nothing means anything.” This is in place of an interpretation of this reality that is cohesive and clearly defined. Reading it is the perfect activity for nihilists and academics who take pleasure in self-reflection and circular reasoning, but not for a university student desperately searching for a clear, logical meaning so that she may write a somewhat coherent essay. I believe he was ahead of his time despite the fact that I find his discoveries both obvious and sometimes partially difficult to grasp. It is too reductive to note that his findings are obvious after reading them, but it is more difficult to form that judgement on your own.
Due to the fact that I am currently writing said essay, I regret reading the whole book. I wanted to have a comprehensive understanding because I thought that it would make the process of writing an essay simpler; however, I now realise that my pursuit of that understanding was completely worthless and has, in fact, slowed me down. When all I needed to do was analyse the argument’s primary points, suddenly I find that I have a lot to say about it. Because of this, I have inadvertently gone over the word limit by a total of 500 words. In all candour, I brought this upon myself because I naively forgot to activate the word count, so now I have to deal with the consequences. Now, in order to make my essay easier to understand, I have to eliminate sentences that I am quite pleased with.
In spite of this, I’m very satisfied with the way things are moving, and I’m rather delighted with the way my writing style is unfolding. It’s almost as if I’ve discovered a new form of superpower within myself; instead of second-guessing everything I write, I’m giving myself permission to let the words just come out of me freely. I’m hoping that the end product will be a piece of writing that is is remarkably consistent and easy to follow.