
Jean Baudrillard's "The System of Objects"
Theory & Philosophy
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The Consequences of Consumption
If the system of objects were logical, then there would be satisfaction. However, this is not the case and we find ourselves in constant pursuit of that which can never be realized. Images are allowed to proliferate as long as there is an insatiable void of desire. That which we consume conform to a singular principle of the law of consumption today. And for Bojiard, it is first and foremost predicated on there being a continual lack.
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