I am about to tell you clearly and plainly, in four-ish tweets, what #metamodernism is and how to fix it.
This article and the ones linked from it is a fair summary of the critical state of play. Let us begin.
1) metamodernism is a philosophical stance with political aspects.
This article and the ones linked from it is a fair summary of the critical state of play. Let us begin.
1) metamodernism is a philosophical stance with political aspects.
https://twitter.com/divinecuration/status/1363514533596299269
2) metamodernism falsely claims all the action is in the space between *modernism and **post-modernism.
* myth of progress
** myth, because progress towards what?
Progress requires goals. Pomo argues successfully there are no clearly defined goals without totalitarian aspects.
* myth of progress
** myth, because progress towards what?
Progress requires goals. Pomo argues successfully there are no clearly defined goals without totalitarian aspects.
3) the “goal crisis” causes political shattering among the deep readers. A similar crisis to the 1950s aeon.co/ideas/how-camu… related to nihilism and existentialism: “now that we are free, what do I do?”
In our times, this goalless shattering results in intersectional politics.
In our times, this goalless shattering results in intersectional politics.
4) Intersectional politics has problems, mostly in praxis rather than analysis, and fails to reunify atomised individuals into wholes. Trump & co appropriate pomo meaninglessness into a “post truth” revolutionary praxis.
This is a disaster. Also, I lied, this is going to take 6.
This is a disaster. Also, I lied, this is going to take 6.
5) falsely assuming that fixing intersectionality would combat trumpism, the “vulgar metamodernists” rebuild modernism around *hippie* ideals of progress: integral theory, Ken Wilbur etc.
They falsely believe “this progress is different.”
Metamodernism becomes stuck, a vortex.
They falsely believe “this progress is different.”
Metamodernism becomes stuck, a vortex.
6) Metamodernism’s correct mission: to find approaches which allow atomised post-modern/existentialist people to cooperate for mutual support and protection at a political and cultural level.
MM *cannot* ignore existentialism; this also answers the “beingness” questions arising.
MM *cannot* ignore existentialism; this also answers the “beingness” questions arising.
In short, the goal of #metamodernism is to support philosophically free people, with a million different ideas and belief systems, in effective cooperation on issues like defending abortion rights and our climate.
Related work noisebridge.net/wiki/Do-ocracy wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Consent_vs._Co…
Related work noisebridge.net/wiki/Do-ocracy wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Consent_vs._Co…
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism
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