Looking specifically at Disney, as is the perfect example, I want to do my best to dive into what Eco is saying in his piece. First off, I find the most simple explanation is that the U.S is filled with cities that imitate other cities. This poses the question of: "are they real?" Both Disney and Las Vegas Nevada are perfect examples of this.
The real question when it comes to CMC is: "Why is this relevant? Who cares if they are imitations? What effect does this have?" One important way to look at this is that Disney and Las Vegas is that they take everything that is bad, inconvenient, or unpleasant out of the place or object that they are reproducing. Much like film, they are creating these worlds or objects from a biased lens. This means that they can manipulate it in any way that they please, and some do not realize it. Many believe that this is exactly what it is, it is an exact replica of the actual thing. This makes us lose site of what is real, and what is a biased reproduction.
Another interesting thing to look at is that some people actually prefer the human reproduced thing, rather than the actual thing in nature. Some prefer this convince, or think that we can create something better than its original. I believe that we are very much in love with ourselves; we believe that we can do it better than anything, or anyone else. We are so convinced that what we create now, in the modern world, is better than what was created in the past (in general). Branching off a little bit, I want to ask, what is progress? Is progress only in the technological world? In the intellectual world? I am going to leave you with this to think about among some of Eco's ideas.
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