The sociological/psychological fallout of AI is not decades away: right here, right now, we are watching in slow-motion the major meltdown of our shared sense of reality. The only thing that can save civilization from utter destruction? Basic English grammar. Hear me out, guys. Part One: Introducing the idea: “If the disease stems from a […]

AI art as dreamtime and the advent of metamodern art-as-emergent-relationality Euthanasia of the Postmodern Art Zombie I have come to maintain that the current flood of AI-generated art spells the absolute endpoint of the postmodern arts in the widest sense of that term. Postmodern art, viewed in this deep-structural and inclusive manner, i.e. as an

Hanzi Freinacht releases the hitherto boldest and most comprehensive challenge to Jordan Peterson’s self-help psychology: a self-help for progressive and complex minds. Out Jan 1st 2023. 12 Commandments: For Extraordinary People to Master Ordinary Life   In this sincerely ironic challenge to psychologist Jordan B. Peterson’s 12 Rules For Life, Hanzi Freinacht (a sociologist and philosopher)

How the fractal nature of the integral four-quadrant model can help (dis)solve the paradoxes within ethics. Many years ago, shortly after having discovered Ken Wilber’s very useful four-quadrant model, it occurred to me that, within ethics, there are basically four (not three, not five, but four) main branches or schools of thought if you don’t count amoral philosophies

It’s not the economy, stupid. It’s how the economy makes us feel: it’s about time, attention, and human drives. [Note: This text is originally in Swedish. It has been AI translated and checked for errors. Traces of the translation may remain.] Happiness is quite difficult to grasp and is therefore difficult to make the goal