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Which is Lyotard's quote?
The ruling class is and will continue to be the class of decision makers
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Who came up with the conspicuous consumption theory and what does it believe?
Veblen, consumers who buy expensive items to display wealth and income rather than to cover the real needs of the consumer
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Who came up with the theory of social emulation and what does it believe?
Veblen, we buy things in order to copy from celebrities and the rich
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Who came up with the theory of hyper realism and what does it believe?
Baudrillard, simulated experiences have become more of reality than the real thing
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What does Lyotard say about postmodernism?
That it believe all grand narratives are discourse and we should reject them, they're too simpistic to explain society in one theory
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