Each order of simulacra feeds on the alibi of the order that preceded it.

Evidence

An order of prior simulacra (that of meaning) furnishes the empty substance of a subsequent order, which, itself, no longer even knows the distinction between signifier and signified, nor between form and content. — Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation, 214

Categorization

• XREF: Connects directly to Baudrillard’s four orders of simulacra and to Jameson’s periodization of cultural modes under late capitalism. — connects to: Established orders reproduce themselves by naturalizing their own arbitrariness — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity: An…, 2149
• DEFINE: Defines the mechanism by which successive orders of simulacra relate — the prior order supplies the empty substance of the new one.

Broader Connections

• Established orders reproduce themselves by naturalizing their own arbitrariness #expands (0.85) — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 2149