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In GITS SAC 2nd GiG, what was the original inspiration for the concept of
"many copies, no original"?

Does the concept have a name in real life? Or was it just a concept the
writers created just for the show?


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What was the inspiration for "Many copies, no original"?


This was a comment first, but converted to an answer.

The hole idea is called [Simulacra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra)
and was investigated by [Jean
Baudrillard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard#Simulacra_and_Simulation).
The original inspiration was [Salingers short story "The laughing
Man"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Laughing_Man_\(Salinger\)).

The concept is now also known as "Stand Alone Complex", but it's not
frequently used, except (for example) for the group
[Anonymous](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_\(group\)).

Also, [this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/3323/122) may have
some additional information.


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