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Perhaps the phenomenon has been hijacked: tales of metallic objects with humanoid occupants from other planets + such.

data mining this is where it's at. as of right now, today. pushing information. everyone does it. dwoods (rip) does it. parzival does it. laura...

“Simulacra + Simulation” by Jean Baudrillard is heavy going, but a great read.

Oh, now we're spinning the "cracking narrative," are we? Drawing a parallel between the two major (and incredibly clever) "limited hangout"...

Blade Runners, USA anyone? :)