One of many postmodern philosophies, hyperreality has affected Americans relationships and love. According to Baudrillard a famous theorist of hyperreality says "it is no longer possible, in a media-saturated world, to distinguish between what is real and what is not." Hyperreality is a mix up of what is actually real and what is fictional. An example of this is dealt with in pornography, as a person lives in a non-existent world, having sex become an unreal thing. Furthermore, in Baudrillard's dystopia he stated that "simulations have the power to displace the real." An illustration of this can be shown in relationships through the internet. Many American's search online for love, but may be deceived and fall in love with a picture saying they are a particular man or woman. Our culture today has been influenced by this philosophy which makes relationships difficult to perceive which is real and unreal.
http://www.sociology.org.uk/ws1k6.htm
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~soules/media112/vr.htm
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