Quote by Jean Baudrillard
Fiction is not imagination. It is what anticipates imagination by giving it the form of reality. This is quite opposite to our own natural tendency which is to anticipate reality by imagining it, or to flee from it by idealizing it. That is why we shall never inhabit true fiction; we are condemned to the imaginary and nostalgia for the future.
Summary
This quote suggests that fiction goes beyond simple imagination. It argues that fiction is the precursor to imagination, as it gives imagination a concrete form of reality. In contrast, humans tend to imagine or idealize reality, unable to fully immerse themselves in true fiction. Consequently, we are trapped in the realm of the imaginary and continually long for a future that only exists in our nostalgia.
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