Our Descent into the Digital Image - A World of Exponential Technological Advancement, Social Media, Altered Realities, Digital Feudalism and Us.

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Fig.1| Philosophy Stack Exchange (2021). [Online Website Screenshot]. Did Aristotle say the more you know. Available at: https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/46282/did-aristotle-say-the-more-you-know  (Accessed: 10 November 2022)

Fig.2| Imgur (2014) Born Just In Time To X. Available at: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/born-too-late-early-just-in-time-to-explore-x (Accessed: 29 December 2022)

Fig.3| r/surrealmemes (2020) So w̡̲̫̙͇̻̰ͅa̝̖͇̱͚͓ͅŗ̭̞̦̼̩̳̯̼m̶͙͔̦̲̞͇͎͝. Available at: https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1549437-surreal-memes (Accessed: October 2022)

Fig.4| r/surrealmemes (2020) Ú̶̩̫͎̞̠̞̩̩͍͚̭̺̜̙͝͡N̡̛͖̘̠̯͢R̶̛̗̪̮̩̻̳͚̩̪̼̰̳̤̱̗̮͘ͅA̸̡̧̘̗͍̬͖̘̘̮̱͈͚̗͢͝ͅV̴́͏͔̥̦̼̣͔̼͇͝É̵̛̙̤͖̩͖̙͙̝L҉҉҉̜̹̜̘̮͙̹̠̙̫̪͖͖ͅ. Available at: https://www.reddit.com/r/surrealmemes/comments/cnryn9/unravel/ (Accessed: 8 January 2023)

Fig.5| Steven W. Bradley, James A. Roberts, and Preston W. Bradley (2017). [Graph]. The interaction of follower/likes on perceived likability. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321176960_Experimental_Evidence_of_Observed_Social_Media_Status_Cues_on_Perceived_Likability  (Accessed: 23 November 2022)

Fig.6| r/surrealmemes (2020) Don’t jump in it. Available at: https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1550666-surreal-memes (Accessed: 12 December 2022)

Fig.7| r/surrealmemes (2020) tãkê çøvêr. Available at: https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1544480-surreal-memes (Accessed: 8 January 2023)