Simulated _ Pseudo- Para-
Definition A shallow mimicry of a real process or capacity that appears functional but lacks depth, adaptability, or authenticity. A counterfeit product mistaken for the real thing. It is not just shallow but false. A distortion presented as authentic. A corrupted inversion of the real, masquerading as equivalent but functioning in opposition to the real thing.
Mechanism Optimization, automation, or institutional scripting replaces adaptive engagement. Social, psychological, or ideological construction of fictions that displace reality. Subversion through manipulation, inversion of values, or dialectical traps.
Error Process Error: Automation mistaken for authenticity. It is functional mimicry. Ontological Confusion: The copy is mistaken for the real. It is an accepted falsehood. Ethical Inversion: Works in active opposition to the real. It is enforced distortion.
Result The process looks like thinking, agency, or virtue, but is hollow or disconnected from real consequences. A false representation is accepted and enforced as if it were reality or truth. A system that pretends to serve truth or morality while actually undermining them.