Daniel J. Boorstin
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Historian and Librarian of Congress (1914 to 2004) whose The Image (1961) described a culture of pseudo-events and celebrities, where images displace reality.
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Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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5 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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We suffer mainly from our illusions, not our vices or weaknesses (opens korrents.com)
“We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions.”
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We are haunted by the images we have put in place of reality (opens korrents.com)
“We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in place of reality.”
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A celebrity is a person known for being well known (opens korrents.com)
“The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.”
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We suffer mainly from our illusions, not our vices or weaknesses (opens korrents.com)