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In societies dominated by modern conditions of production, life is presented as an… — Guy Debord

Sociology

In societies dominated by modern conditions of production, life is presented as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has receded into a representation.

In the original French

Toute la vie des sociétés dans lesquelles règnent les conditions modernes de production s’annonce comme une immense accumulation de spectacles. Tout ce qui était directement vécu s’est éloigné dans une représentation.

Guy Debord
The Society of the Spectacle · 1967
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Modern lifeEntertainment
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Sociology
Time
1967
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Guy Debord
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Debord, Guy. La societe du spectacle [The Society of the Spectacle]. Buchet-Chastel, 1967, ch. 1, sect. 1.

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