Simulacrum Levels are a framework for analyzing different motivations people can have for making statements.
- Simulacrum Level 1: Attempt to describe the world accurately.
- Simulacrum Level 2: Choose what to say based on what your statement will cause other people to do or believe.
- Simulacrum Level 3: Say things that signal membership to your ingroup.
- Simulacrum Level 4: Choose which group to signal membership to based on what the benefit would be for you.
One way to test which level someone is on is what would make them say the opposite of what they say now:
- Level 1: If they see enough evidence in the opposite direction.
- Level 2: If people begin responding the opposite way to the same statement.
- Level 3: If your group starts saying the opposite.
- Level 4: If you benefit more from saying the opposite.
More descriptions of the four levels:
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