Stage one:
Initially, the sign (image or representation) is a reflection of basic reality; Stage two:
The sign masks a basic reality. The image becomes a distortion of reality; Stage Three:
The sign marks the absence of basic reality. The image calls into question what the reality is and if it even exists. Stage Four:
The sign bears no relation to any reality whatsoever; it is its own pure simulacrum.
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