Emil Ejner Friis, a theory artist and teacher of metamodernism, discusses the shift towards a listening society. He critiques postmodernism, arguing it fails to address our psychosocial struggles and promotes a more empathetic political approach. They explore the impact of late-stage capitalism on rural communities and the need for economic renewal. The conversation also touches on Europe's military dependence and the complexities of gender identity in the digital age, emphasizing community action and engagement in a polarized world.
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Metamodernism's Focus
Metamodernism aims to address the psychosocial problems of Western societies, like anxiety and alienation.
It goes beyond material challenges and the limitations of the "woke vacuum" of postmodernism.
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Postmodernism: A Critique, Not a Civilization
Jim Rutt argues that postmodernism never became a civilization, but a critique of modernism.
He suggests we are in late-stage modernism with postmodernism as a mixed bag of helpful critiques and unhelpful corruptions.
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The Risk of Recoil
Recoil from "bad progressivism" without substantial alternatives risks ineffective solutions.
Like early religions critiquing agricultural society, modern rebels lack replacements for the systems they challenge.
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Jim talks with Emil Ejner Friis about political metamodernism and what comes after postmodernism. They discuss the "woke vacuum" & its failure to include common folks, psychosocial problems vs material challenges in Western countries, Jim's pushback on postmodernism, Trump as the first postmodern president, personal vs institutional change, emotional states & leadership, late-stage financialized capitalism's effects on communities, European vs American approaches to industry/manufacturing, military alliances & European defense independence, the urban-rural divide in American politics, "internet trans" vs medical gender dysphoria, social media's role in amplifying cultural divisions, the intersubjective verification of the inter-objective, comparing the internet with the printing press, multi-party vs two-party political systems, the potential for American democratic renewal, and much more.
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Metamoderna (website/organization
Emil Ejner Friis is a theory artist and a teacher of metamodernism. He is a co-founder of Metamoderna and one of the writers behind Hanzi Freinacht. He has spent the last ten years trying to figure out how to create a listening society, a kinder and more developed society that deeply cares for the happiness and emotional needs of every citizen.
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