What is false creates taste, and reinforces itself by knowingly eliminating any possible reference to the… — Guy Debord
What is false creates taste, and reinforces itself by knowingly eliminating any possible reference to the authentic. And what is genuine is reconstructed as quickly as possible, to resemble the false.
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