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Manifesting Mass Metanoia

Doing Change in Trying Times Girolamo da Carpi — Opportunity and Remorse (1541) *This article was originally published as Chapter 10 in Dispatches from a Time Between Worlds (June, 2021). It is duplicated here to make this pertinent theme more accessible and encourage wider interest in the book. Repent (metanoia!), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. — — Matthew 4:17. Introduction […]

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That's what it is, sort of.

That's what it is, sort of. It's more a challenge than an invitation. People do need to read the books/source material instead of assuming they've grokked it from facebook or twitter convos. As you know, I've written light intros elsewhere on the blog… this is a high-level overview of a very complex field (which includes

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Mapping Metamodernism for Collective Intelligence

Triangulating the Discourse and Moving Forward Together *This article was first published in The Side View in May, and is paired with The Hypermodern Highway to Hell which was published here in October. Introduction What is metamodernism and how can it help us collectively navigate these troubled, transitional times? The meaning of such a word must be

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Excellent comment, thanks!

Excellent comment, thanks! Yes, I agree. The paradigm shift has yet to happen (or it is 'happening'), and hyper- and meta- modernism are often described aesthetically (how could they be anything really ontological?). And it is certainly true in many senses that 'postmodernism' continues, as it has been a locus of the culture war, leading

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The Hypermodern Highway to Hell

Cultures of Excess and the Dark Side of Technology Blade Runner, 2049 Hypermodernism: “Nihilism in its aesthetic form (skeuomorphism) masquerading as postmodernism.” — Urban Dictionary Introduction Metamodernism is dead; hypermodernity usurped it. The exponential growth of capitalism and technology is taking credit for what’s good in the world while eroding the human spirit and the literal ground of

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Great, thanks!

Great, thanks! This was a great collaboration between Tomas and I because he told me what parts of his book to base it off then gave me full freedom to add theory and interpolate and expand his message. So Part 2 and 3 add more of me and outside ideas. I think it works well

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