Quote by Guy Debord

In societies where modern conditions of production prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has moved away into a representation.

In societies where modern conditions of production prevail,

Summary

This quote by Guy Debord suggests that in modern societies, everything has become a spectacle or a representation, detached from direct experience. With the dominance of consumer culture and technology, our lives have become filled with a constant bombardment of images, media, and virtual representations. This phenomenon has overshadowed genuine human experiences, as people increasingly engage with the mediated versions of reality rather than living it directly. Debord argues that this pervasive spectacle has fundamentally transformed the way we perceive and interact with the world.

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Modern Modernism

By Guy Debord

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