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Fractalguy: /* Postmodern Music */

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Postmodern Music

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~xQI4v_Dd5h0~~\|\|center\|Cyborg9k - Postmodern Dreams\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGOF36v8dc0\|\|center\|Cyborg9k - Postmodern Dreams\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1lyjmLM6o0\|\|center\|Muo Duo - Postmodern Romance\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1lyjmLM6o0\|\|center\|Muo Duo - Postmodern Romance\|frame}}

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	[[wikipedia:Postmodernism\|Postmodernism]] is a highly abused term in the public discourse, similar to [[socialism]], [[communism]], [[fascism]], and -[[wikipedia:List_of_philosophies\|isms generally]].		[[wikipedia:Postmodernism\|Postmodernism]] is a highly abused term in the public discourse, similar to [[socialism]], [[communism]], [[fascism]], and -[[wikipedia:List_of_philosophies\|isms generally]].

	As with most [[philosophical]] systems, the popular understanding diverges significantly from the theories of its original [[authors]].		As with most [[philosophical]] systems, the popular understanding diverges significantly from the theories of its original [[authors]]. <blockquote>''"We live in the postmodern world, where everything is possible and almost nothing is certain."'' -[[wikipedia:Václav_Havel\|Vaclav Havel]] </blockquote>Some common [[ideas]] attributed to [[wikipedia:Postmodernism\|postmodernism]] that have no basis in the writings of [[wikipedia:Jacques_Derrida\|Derrida]], [[wikipedia:Michel_Foucault\|Foucault]], [[wikipedia:Jean-François_Lyotard\|Lyotard]], or any of the other major works that define the movement are:

	Some common [[ideas]] attributed to [[wikipedia:Postmodernism\|postmodernism]] that have no basis in the writings of [[wikipedia:Jacques_Derrida\|Derrida]], [[wikipedia:Michel_Foucault\|Foucault]], [[wikipedia:Jean-François_Lyotard\|Lyotard]], or any of the other major works that define the movement are:

	* Extreme [[wikipedia:Moral_relativism\|moral relativism]] and [[wikipedia:Cultural_relativism\|cultural relativism]] suggesting there are no [[universal]] [[Ethics\|ethical]] principles		* Extreme [[wikipedia:Moral_relativism\|moral relativism]] and [[wikipedia:Cultural_relativism\|cultural relativism]] suggesting there are no [[universal]] [[Ethics\|ethical]] principles

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The Death and Flourishing of We

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	== The Death and Flourishing of We ==		== The Death and Flourishing of We ==
	Postmodernism has been described as the "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXTtaal3-0 death of we]" in the sense that it deconstructed the metanarratives that [[traditionally]] defined [[in-group]] identities, such as ideology and [[religion]].		Postmodernism has been described as the "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXTtaal3-0 death of we]" in the sense that it deconstructed the [[metanarratives]] that [[traditionally]] defined [[in-group]] identities, such as [[ideology]] and [[religion]].

	In another sense, it is also the "[https://youtu.be/NrXTtaal3-0?t=3530 flourishing of we]" because it is the first philosophy ~~that focuses~~ on ~~the attempt to be~~ [[culturally neutral]] and respective of the [[beliefs]] of all people and [[cultures]].		In another sense, it is also the "[https://youtu.be/NrXTtaal3-0?t=3530 flourishing of we]" because it was the first [[philosophy]] to really focus on being [[culturally neutral]] and respective of the [[beliefs]] and [[values]] of all people and [[cultures]].

	How can this [[wikipedia:Dialectic\|dialectic]] be resolved? Can we define a [[universal in-group]] that inspires the same [[trust]] and [[loyalty]] that [[religious]] [[in-groups]] do?		How can this [[wikipedia:Dialectic\|dialectic]] be resolved? Can we define a [[universal in-group]] that inspires the same [[trust]] and [[loyalty]] that [[religious]] [[in-groups]] do?

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	With that in [[mind]], the [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] refers to postmodernism as the movement that provided the framework for examining [[ideas]] from the context of [[culture]], [[language]], and [[power]] dynamics, exposing the blind spots of [[wikipedia:Modernism\|modernism]] that enabled the [[Racism\|racial]] and [[cultural]] [[superiority]] complexes that led to two world [[War\|wars]]. It reflects a general [[mindset]] in the broader [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]] that prioritizes [[wikipedia:Egalitarianism\|egalitarianism]] and coexistence as its highest value, and focuses on criticisms of [[metanarrative]] rather than creating them.		With that in [[mind]], the [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] refers to postmodernism as the movement that provided the framework for examining [[ideas]] from the context of [[culture]], [[language]], and [[power]] dynamics, exposing the blind spots of [[wikipedia:Modernism\|modernism]] that enabled the [[Racism\|racial]] and [[cultural]] [[superiority]] complexes that led to two world [[War\|wars]]. It reflects a general [[mindset]] in the broader [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]] that prioritizes [[wikipedia:Egalitarianism\|egalitarianism]] and coexistence as its highest value, and focuses on criticisms of [[metanarrative]] rather than creating them.

			== The Death and Flourishing of We ==
			Postmodernism has been described as the "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXTtaal3-0 death of we]" in the sense that it deconstructed the metanarratives that [[traditionally]] defined [[in-group]] identities, such as ideology and [[religion]].

			In another sense, it is also the "[https://youtu.be/NrXTtaal3-0?t=3530 flourishing of we]" because it is the first philosophy that focuses on the attempt to be [[culturally neutral]] and respective of the [[beliefs]] of all people and [[cultures]].

			How can this [[wikipedia:Dialectic\|dialectic]] be resolved? Can we define a [[universal in-group]] that inspires the same [[trust]] and [[loyalty]] that [[religious]] [[in-groups]] do?

	== Postmodernism and Metamodernism ==		== Postmodernism and Metamodernism ==

	The goals and [[perspectives]] advocated by [https://brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com/p/what-is-metamodernism Metamodernism] have many similarities to [[metaculture]]. Metamodernism tends to define itself in [[relationship]] to postmodernism, and tries to address the more nuanced arguments about [[wikipedia:Critical_theory\|critical theory]] of interest to academics. It also ends up putting itself forth as the solution to a wide range of [[problems]] in [[philosophy]] and [[society]]. This opens it up to a lot of criticism.		The goals and [[perspectives]] advocated by [https://brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com/p/what-is-metamodernism Metamodernism] have many similarities to [[metaculture]]. Metamodernism tends to define itself in [[relationship]] to postmodernism, and tries to address the more nuanced [[arguments]] about [[wikipedia:Critical_theory\|critical theory]] of interest to academics. It also ends up putting itself forth as the solution to a wide range of [[problems]] in [[philosophy]] and [[society]]. This opens it up to a lot of criticism.

	Another problem with Metamodernism is that it tends to be get too caught up in jargon, including esoteric terms from academic [[philosophy]], [[wikipedia:Integral_theory\|Integral theory]], Eastern mysticism, and their own [[wikipedia:Neologism\|neologisms]]. This makes it inaccessible to wider audiences and rather niche, which is not [[good]] for a [[philosophy]] that seeks to define the new [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]].		Another problem with Metamodernism is that it tends to be get too caught up in jargon, including esoteric terms from academic [[philosophy]], [[wikipedia:Integral_theory\|Integral theory]], Eastern mysticism, and their own [[wikipedia:Neologism\|neologisms]]. This makes it inaccessible to wider audiences and rather niche, which is not [[good]] for a [[philosophy]] that seeks to define the new [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]].

Fractalguy: /* Postmodernism and Metamodernism */

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Postmodernism and Metamodernism

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}Is Metamodernism an example of the [[emergence]] of [[metaculture]]? Or is [[metaculture]] evidence of the [[emergence]] of Metamodernism? [https://www.dailydot.com/memes/why-not-both-meme/ Why not both?]		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}Is Metamodernism an example of the [[emergence]] of [[metaculture]]? Or is [[metaculture]] evidence of the [[emergence]] of Metamodernism? [https://www.dailydot.com/memes/why-not-both-meme/ Why not both?]

	The fact that the philosophical framework for metaculture was developed completely independently of Metamodernism while sharing so many common ideas is evidence of a [[cultural attractor]].		The fact that the [[philosophical]] framework for [[metaculture]] was developed completely independently of Metamodernism while sharing so many common [[ideas]] is evidence of a [[cultural attractor]].

	== Postmodern Music ==		== Postmodern Music ==

Fractalguy: /* Postmodernism and Metamodernism */

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Postmodernism and Metamodernism

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}Is Metamodernism an example of the [[emergence]] of [[metaculture]]? Or is [[metaculture]] evidence of the [[emergence]] of Metamodernism? [https://www.dailydot.com/memes/why-not-both-meme/ Why not both?]		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}Is Metamodernism an example of the [[emergence]] of [[metaculture]]? Or is [[metaculture]] evidence of the [[emergence]] of Metamodernism? [https://www.dailydot.com/memes/why-not-both-meme/ Why not both?]

			The fact that the philosophical framework for metaculture was developed completely independently of Metamodernism while sharing so many common ideas is evidence of a [[cultural attractor]].

	== Postmodern Music ==		== Postmodern Music ==

Fractalguy: /* Postmodernism and Metamodernism */

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Postmodernism and Metamodernism

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	This video presents the [[perspective]] of convergence and [[emergence]] between many independent schools of thought and [[artistic]] expressions using familiar examples from popular [[culture]].		This video presents the [[perspective]] of convergence and [[emergence]] between many independent schools of thought and [[artistic]] expressions using familiar examples from popular [[culture]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}Is Metamodernism an example of the emergence of metaculture? Or is [[metaculture]] evidence of the emergence of Metamodernism? [https://www.dailydot.com/memes/why-not-both-meme/ Why not both?]		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}Is Metamodernism an example of the [[emergence]] of [[metaculture]]? Or is [[metaculture]] evidence of the [[emergence]] of Metamodernism? [https://www.dailydot.com/memes/why-not-both-meme/ Why not both?]

	== Postmodern Music ==		== Postmodern Music ==

Fractalguy at 11:53, 19 January 2025

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	This video presents the [[perspective]] of convergence and [[emergence]] between many independent schools of thought and [[artistic]] expressions using familiar examples from popular [[culture]].		This video presents the [[perspective]] of convergence and [[emergence]] between many independent schools of thought and [[artistic]] expressions using familiar examples from popular [[culture]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}Is Metamodernism an example of the emergence of metaculture? Or is metaculture evidence of the emergence of Metamodernism? [https://www.dailydot.com/memes/why-not-both-meme/ Why not both?]		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}Is Metamodernism an example of the emergence of metaculture? Or is [[metaculture]] evidence of the emergence of Metamodernism? [https://www.dailydot.com/memes/why-not-both-meme/ Why not both?]

	== Postmodern Music ==		== Postmodern Music ==

Fractalguy: /* Postmodernism and Metamodernism */

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Postmodernism and Metamodernism

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	This video presents the [[perspective]] of convergence and [[emergence]] between many independent schools of thought and [[artistic]] expressions using familiar examples from popular [[culture]].		This video presents the [[perspective]] of convergence and [[emergence]] between many independent schools of thought and [[artistic]] expressions using familiar examples from popular [[culture]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}Is Metamodernism an example of the emergence of metaculture? Or is metaculture evidence of the emergence of Metamodernism? [https://www.dailydot.com/memes/why-not-both-meme/ Why not both?]

	== Postmodern Music ==		== Postmodern Music ==

Fractalguy at 11:43, 19 January 2025

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	[[wikipedia:Postmodernism\|Postmodernism]] is a highly abused term in the public discourse, similar to [[socialism]], [[communism]], [[fascism]], and -[[wikipedia:List_of_philosophies\|isms generally]].		[[wikipedia:Postmodernism\|Postmodernism]] is a highly abused term in the public discourse, similar to [[socialism]], [[communism]], [[fascism]], and -[[wikipedia:List_of_philosophies\|isms generally]].

	As with most [[philosophical]] systems, the popular understanding diverges significantly from the theories of its original [[authors]].		As with most [[philosophical]] systems, the popular understanding diverges significantly from the theories of its original [[authors]]. <blockquote>''"We live in the postmodern world, where everything is possible and almost nothing is certain."'' -[[wikipedia:Václav_Havel\|Vaclav Havel]] </blockquote>Some common [[ideas]] attributed to [[wikipedia:Postmodernism\|postmodernism]] that have no basis in the writings of [[wikipedia:Jacques_Derrida\|Derrida]], [[wikipedia:Michel_Foucault\|Foucault]], [[wikipedia:Jean-François_Lyotard\|Lyotard]], or any of the other major works that define the movement are:

	Some common [[ideas]] attributed to [[wikipedia:Postmodernism\|postmodernism]] that have no basis in the writings of [[wikipedia:Jacques_Derrida\|Derrida]], [[wikipedia:Michel_Foucault\|Foucault]], [[wikipedia:Jean-François_Lyotard\|Lyotard]], or any of the other major works that define the movement are:

	* Extreme [[wikipedia:Moral_relativism\|moral relativism]] and [[wikipedia:Cultural_relativism\|cultural relativism]] suggesting there are no [[universal]] [[Ethics\|ethical]] principles		* Extreme [[wikipedia:Moral_relativism\|moral relativism]] and [[wikipedia:Cultural_relativism\|cultural relativism]] suggesting there are no [[universal]] [[Ethics\|ethical]] principles

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	* Extreme [[wikipedia:Moral_relativism\|moral relativism]] and [[wikipedia:Cultural_relativism\|cultural relativism]] suggesting there are no [[universal]] [[Ethics\|ethical]] principles		* Extreme [[wikipedia:Moral_relativism\|moral relativism]] and [[wikipedia:Cultural_relativism\|cultural relativism]] suggesting there are no [[universal]] [[Ethics\|ethical]] principles
	* Non-existence of [[objective]] [[reality]]		* Non-[[existence]] of [[objective]] [[reality]]
	* [[Science]] is an [[ideology]], no different from any other		* [[Science]] is an [[ideology]], no different from any other
	* Postmodernism as a [[wikipedia:Trojan_Horse\|Trojan Horse]] for [[wikipedia:Marxism\|Marxism]], or directly confused with it		* Postmodernism as a [[wikipedia:Trojan_Horse\|Trojan Horse]] for [[wikipedia:Marxism\|Marxism]], or directly confused with it
	* [[Associations]] with and blame for [[culture war]] issues they weren't alive to see		* [[Associations]] with and blame for [[culture war]] issues they weren't [[alive]] to see

	It also doesn't help that some calling themselves postmodernists actually advocate for these terrible takes, even if they aren't the ones taken seriously by academia.		It also doesn't help that some calling themselves postmodernists actually advocate for these terrible takes, even if they aren't the ones taken seriously by academia.
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	When it comes to popular Internet [[philosophy]] (especially [[Jordan Peterson]] and other [[Secular gurus\|Secular Gurus]]), you can usually assume references to postmodernism refer to these popular misconceptions, not any serious analysis of postmodern theory.		When it comes to popular Internet [[philosophy]] (especially [[Jordan Peterson]] and other [[Secular gurus\|Secular Gurus]]), you can usually assume references to postmodernism refer to these popular misconceptions, not any serious analysis of postmodern theory.

	Since the [[wiki]] targets a popular audience and not an academic one, speaking to popular misconceptions is necessary to be understood correctly. The goal is to provide accessible summaries of academic theories, not to make new ones.		Since the [[wiki]] targets a popular audience and not an academic one, speaking to popular misconceptions is [[necessary]] to be understood correctly. The [[goal]] is to provide accessible summaries of academic theories, not to make new ones. If many people think that postmodernists don't [[believe]] in [[science]], it is necessary to address this point regardless of its accuracy.

	With that in mind, the [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] refers to postmodernism as the movement that provided the framework for examining [[ideas]] from the context of [[culture]], [[language]], and [[power]] dynamics, exposing the blind spots of [[wikipedia:Modernism\|modernism]] that enabled the [[Racism\|racial]] and [[cultural]] [[superiority]] complexes that led to two world [[War\|wars]]. It reflects a general mindset in the broader [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]] that prioritizes [[wikipedia:Egalitarianism\|egalitarianism]] and coexistence as its highest value, and focuses on criticisms of [[metanarrative]] rather than creating them.		With that in [[mind]], the [[metaculture]] [[wiki]] refers to postmodernism as the movement that provided the framework for examining [[ideas]] from the context of [[culture]], [[language]], and [[power]] dynamics, exposing the blind spots of [[wikipedia:Modernism\|modernism]] that enabled the [[Racism\|racial]] and [[cultural]] [[superiority]] complexes that led to two world [[War\|wars]]. It reflects a general [[mindset]] in the broader [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]] that prioritizes [[wikipedia:Egalitarianism\|egalitarianism]] and coexistence as its highest value, and focuses on criticisms of [[metanarrative]] rather than creating them.

	== Postmodernism and Metamodernism ==		== Postmodernism and Metamodernism ==

	The goals and [[perspectives]] advocated by [https://brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com/p/what-is-metamodernism Metamodernism] have many similarities to [[metaculture]]. Metamodernism tends to define itself in relationship to postmodernism, and tries to address the more nuanced arguments about [[wikipedia:Critical_theory\|critical theory]] of interest to academics. It also ends up putting itself forth as the solution to a wide range of problems in [[philosophy]] and [[society]]. This opens it up to a lot of criticism.		The goals and [[perspectives]] advocated by [https://brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com/p/what-is-metamodernism Metamodernism] have many similarities to [[metaculture]]. Metamodernism tends to define itself in [[relationship]] to postmodernism, and tries to address the more nuanced arguments about [[wikipedia:Critical_theory\|critical theory]] of interest to academics. It also ends up putting itself forth as the solution to a wide range of [[problems]] in [[philosophy]] and [[society]]. This opens it up to a lot of criticism.

	Another problem with Metamodernism is that it tends to be get too caught up in jargon, including esoteric terms from academic [[philosophy]], [[wikipedia:Integral_theory\|Integral theory]], Eastern mysticism, and their own [[wikipedia:Neologism\|neologisms]]. This makes it inaccessible to wider audiences and rather niche, which is not good for a [[philosophy]] that seeks to define the new [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]].		Another problem with Metamodernism is that it tends to be get too caught up in jargon, including esoteric terms from academic [[philosophy]], [[wikipedia:Integral_theory\|Integral theory]], Eastern mysticism, and their own [[wikipedia:Neologism\|neologisms]]. This makes it inaccessible to wider audiences and rather niche, which is not [[good]] for a [[philosophy]] that seeks to define the new [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]].

	[[metaculture]] avoids this by suggesting there is a new, [[emergent]] [[cultural]] [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]] that [[metaculture]] is attempting to describe, rather than creating a theory and suggesting it will become the new paradigm for [[philosophy]]. It simply collects a diverse array of evidence and examples, shows their [[connections]], and demonstrates that a common [[Patterns\|pattern]] is [[Emergent\|emerging]]. Metamodernism is just one of many such examples.		[[metaculture]] avoids this by suggesting there is a new, [[emergent]] [[cultural]] [[wikipedia:Zeitgeist\|Zeitgeist]] that [[metaculture]] is attempting to describe, rather than creating a theory and suggesting it will become the new paradigm for [[philosophy]]. It simply collects a diverse array of [[evidence]] and examples, shows their [[connections]], and demonstrates that a common [[Patterns\|pattern]] is [[Emergent\|emerging]]. Metamodernism is [[just]] one of many such examples.

	[[metaculture]] isn't a new solution, it's a way to collect all of the solutions that other brilliant [[minds]] have come up with and link them to a [[holistic]] [[metanarrative]] so they can spread more easily and be more useful for making [[life choices]].		[[metaculture]] isn't a new solution, it's a way to collect all of the solutions that other brilliant [[minds]] have come up with and link them to a [[holistic]] [[metanarrative]] so they can spread more easily and be more useful for making [[life choices]].
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl0caFRFoms\|\|center\|What is Metamodernism?\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl0caFRFoms\|\|center\|What is Metamodernism?\|frame}}

	This video is a criticism of the book ''[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55623551-metamodernism Metamodernism: The Future of Theory]'', which is one of the [[books]] that defines the movement. The criticisms are quite reductionist and depend on [[concepts]] that most lay readers wouldn't be familiar with. At the end they start to address the bigger picture questions of [[meaning]] that are the real point of the book, but this is after they spent over an hour dismissing it because it gets some of the details wrong.		This video is a criticism of the [[book]] ''[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55623551-metamodernism Metamodernism: The Future of Theory]'', which is one of the [[books]] that defines the movement. The criticisms are quite reductionist and depend on [[concepts]] that most lay readers wouldn't be familiar with. At the end they start to address the bigger picture questions of [[meaning]] that are the real point of the book, but this is after they spent over an hour dismissing it because it gets some of the details wrong.

	The idea that we should move past criticism and deconstruction and find a framework for building solutions is the main point of the book. In that sense, this criticism misses the forest for the trees. However, they do point out many valid issues, and given the close [[ideological]] proximity to [[metaculture]] that Metamodernism has, an exploration of these criticisms is valuable.		The [[idea]] that we should move past criticism and deconstruction and find a framework for building solutions is the main point of the book. In that sense, this criticism misses the forest for the trees. However, they do point out many valid issues, and given the close [[ideological]] proximity to [[metaculture]] that Metamodernism has, an exploration of these criticisms is valuable.

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_6tQNa8FwY\|\|center\|Metamodernism is just bad\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_6tQNa8FwY\|\|center\|Metamodernism is just bad\|frame}}

	This video presents the perspective of convergence and [[emergence]] between many independent schools of thought and [[artistic]] expressions using familiar examples from popular [[culture]].		This video presents the [[perspective]] of convergence and [[emergence]] between many independent schools of thought and [[artistic]] expressions using familiar examples from popular [[culture]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKwUDh35q-8\|\|center\|After Postmodernism - Metamodern Synthesis\|frame}}