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The original meaning of hyperreality refers to things that are societally real but not physically real, like money, government, laws, marriage etc. What it's used for here is to denote real experiences that don't exist physically - a corruption of reality to be sure, but only in the same way all art is.

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That's absolutely not the original meaning of hyperreality. What you're describing is a social construct. Hyperreality goes way beyond that. In fact, I'm pretty sure Baudrillard (who originated the term) would probably say that the hyperreal can have a physical existence. At one point he gives the example of how a simulated bank robbery would ultimately turn into a "real" robbery. That's an instance of something being hyperreal while also having a material existence.

oh uh sorry I somehow missed the part where you real Baudrillard, my apologies
well at least this is informative of how widespread misunderstanding of the concept is lol