Remember yourselves of the book "Simulacra et simulation" that Neo opens in Matrix, it was Jean Baudrillard's book. Jean Baudrillard was a sociologist, a philosopher and a Theorist of the concept of the " disappearance of the reality " of a world which falls over to the virtual, the philosopher was described as one " desillusionnist ". Larry and andy were inspired by his ideas to create the matrix. Today , He died at the age of 77 in Paris.
Rest in another world , our friend.
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