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(Just to note, I'm putting all this [copy/pasted from Facebook, with some formatting edits] here as much as a "note to self/for future perusal" [because there's no way in hell I'm reading all that shit right now, tonight] as I am for anyone else to read it if they want.)
I have to admit that I don't really understand a lot of what Mr. Abramson is saying in this thread. Also, up to now, he has been the only one I've ever seen talking about "metamodernism," and that only recently (though, presumably, it has been a thing for at least a decade?). So, yeah, I'm going to be checking out his source links (at the end of the thread) and elsewhere.
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Oh... and all the sources he links to at the end of his thread are things that he, himself, wrote, so not sure how helpful they'll be, if they're anything like that thread there. >_>;
For reference, for those who don't care to visit Twitter:
Ten Basic Principles of Metamodernism
Five More Basic Principles of Metamodernism (VIDEOS)
Metamodernism: The Basics
On Metamodernism
Situating Zavarzadean Metamodernism, #1: What Is Metamodernism?
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I guess it would help to be more knowledgeable about "modernism" and "postmodernism" and the difference between them as well, before trying to tackle "metamodernism," which I have to admit again is not a thing that I am, either.
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From Wikipedia: "[Postmodernism] can be described as a reaction against scientific attempts to explain reality with objective certainty, recognizing that reality is constructed as the mind tries to understand its own personal circumstances."
"Criticisms of postmodernism are intellectually diverse, and include assertions that postmodernism promotes obscurantism[1], and is meaningless, adding nothing to analytical or empirical knowledge."
[1] - "Obscurantism is the practice of deliberately presenting information in an imprecise and recondite manner, often designed to forestall further inquiry and understanding."
Well... that, at least in part, explains why "postmodernism" is being associated with Trump supporters and 4channers and FOX News contributors and the like, I guess. >_>
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And it may, all of it, simply be horseshit of the most pretentious sort. I don't know, but I'm potentially willing to entertain that verdict as well, if it comes down to that. ¬_¬
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It's been a while since I did a Wiki Walk on actual Wikipedia... >_>; For years, most of the ones I've done have been on TVTropes.
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As a tangential aside, I'm not sure (yet) if I hate this or love it:
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This, too:
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I mean, I'm a dude who enjoys listening to stuff like Aphex Twin and Silent Hill soundtracks, so I find "music" like this, at the very least, quite intriguing. YMMV is definitely, strongly in effect, though.
I have to admit that I don't really understand a lot of what Mr. Abramson is saying in this thread. Also, up to now, he has been the only one I've ever seen talking about "metamodernism," and that only recently (though, presumably, it has been a thing for at least a decade?). So, yeah, I'm going to be checking out his source links (at the end of the thread) and elsewhere.
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Oh... and all the sources he links to at the end of his thread are things that he, himself, wrote, so not sure how helpful they'll be, if they're anything like that thread there. >_>;
For reference, for those who don't care to visit Twitter:
Ten Basic Principles of Metamodernism
Five More Basic Principles of Metamodernism (VIDEOS)
Metamodernism: The Basics
On Metamodernism
Situating Zavarzadean Metamodernism, #1: What Is Metamodernism?
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I guess it would help to be more knowledgeable about "modernism" and "postmodernism" and the difference between them as well, before trying to tackle "metamodernism," which I have to admit again is not a thing that I am, either.
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From Wikipedia: "[Postmodernism] can be described as a reaction against scientific attempts to explain reality with objective certainty, recognizing that reality is constructed as the mind tries to understand its own personal circumstances."
"Criticisms of postmodernism are intellectually diverse, and include assertions that postmodernism promotes obscurantism[1], and is meaningless, adding nothing to analytical or empirical knowledge."
[1] - "Obscurantism is the practice of deliberately presenting information in an imprecise and recondite manner, often designed to forestall further inquiry and understanding."
Well... that, at least in part, explains why "postmodernism" is being associated with Trump supporters and 4channers and FOX News contributors and the like, I guess. >_>
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And it may, all of it, simply be horseshit of the most pretentious sort. I don't know, but I'm potentially willing to entertain that verdict as well, if it comes down to that. ¬_¬
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It's been a while since I did a Wiki Walk on actual Wikipedia... >_>; For years, most of the ones I've done have been on TVTropes.
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As a tangential aside, I'm not sure (yet) if I hate this or love it:
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This, too:
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I mean, I'm a dude who enjoys listening to stuff like Aphex Twin and Silent Hill soundtracks, so I find "music" like this, at the very least, quite intriguing. YMMV is definitely, strongly in effect, though.
