If you watch the Matrix films as a running commentary on control systems, there’s a sharp pivot between the trilogy and Resurrections: The story quietly upgraded itself from “old-school propaganda” to hyperreality and engagement farming, exactly the terrain Baudrillard spent his life mapping. (Wikipedia) The Architect and the Analyst are two versions of the Demiurge: … Continue reading The Architect, The Analyst, and the Death of “One Reality”