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HyperNormalisation and the Illusion of Stability: Facing Manufactured Realities

 

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For anyone troubled by the gap between what we see and what we believe.

How do whole societies sustain illusions they secretly know are false? In this episode, we examine hypernormalisation: a condition where political deception, media manipulation, and corporate storytelling maintain an appearance of stability even as belief erodes. Guided by Jean Baudrillard, Hannah Arendt, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Albert Camus, we ask what happens when reality blurs, rebellion is commodified, and resistance feels impossible.

Is escape possible—or is the illusion too deeply entrenched? We explore existential strategies for living in truth when systems prefer the lie.

Reflections

  • Illusions survive because they serve someone’s interest—even if no one quite believes them.
  • Resisting deceit begins with refusing self-deceit.
  • When rebellion is sold back to us as merchandise, authenticity becomes an act of quiet defiance.
  • Living in truth is less about grand gestures and more about daily refusals to comply with falsehood.
  • Why Listen?

    • Understand the concept of hypernormalisation and its roots in late-stage systems.
    • Explore philosophical tools for confronting manipulated realities.
    • Reflect on media, power, and the manufacture of consent.
    • Find practical pathways to personal integrity in a commodified world.
    • Further Reading

      • Yurchak, Alexei. HyperNormalisation. Verso, 2022.
      • Baudrillard, Jean. Simulacra and Simulation. University of Michigan Press, 1994.
      • Arendt, Hannah. Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil. Penguin, 2006.
      • Sartre, Jean-Paul. Being and Nothingness. Routledge, 2003.
      • Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus. Vintage, 1991.
      • Havel, Václav. Living in Truth. Faber & Faber, 1990.
      • To see clearly in an age of spectacle is a revolutionary act.

        #HyperNormalisation #Philosophy #Existentialism #TruthAndIllusion #Baudrillard #Arendt #Sartre #Camus #MediaManipulation #PoliticalDeception #TheDeeperThinkingPodcast

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