What is the difference between my virtualism and Baudrillard? Virtualism is much more radical

I get asked that question a lot. Here is the answer from a longer essay I am working on. I will return to this post later and develop the distinction in greater depth and with reference to Simulacra and Simulation.

A simulation is a replacement for reality, never more perfect than when it becomes reality. For example, the throngs of tourists seeing the M…