#63 - The Way of the Metamodern Burner | Hanzi Freinacht (Metamoderna)

“Metamodernism is the marriage of extreme irony with a deep, unyielding sincerity,” writes today’s guest Hanzi Freinacht. If that sounds a lot like Burning Man snark, you won’t be surprised to learn that Hanzi’s enigmatic writings have found a home in the Scandinavian Burning Man community. On the show we begin with the death of the individual and how true freedom is actually relational. Hanzi then defines the Burning Man community as an alchemy of hackers, hipsters, and hippies. We discuss the dark side of Burning Man and I ask Hanzi for a metamodern solution to class stratification. We talk about what a metamodern political revolution would look like, as well as a metamodern approach to mental wellness. Hanzi is the author of The Listening Society and Nordic Ideology. He is also a contributor to Metamoderna and a frequent thought-provoking Facebook poster. He spends his time alone in the Swiss Alps, walking and thinking about the world. Hanzi calls Burning Man a little playground for the world’s soul… so let’s play. LINKS * The Listening Society: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36107916-the-listening-society * Nordic Ideology: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46147242-nordic-ideology * Metamoderna.org: https://metamoderna.org/ TIMESTAMPS :13 The Individual is dead, freedom is relational :22 Hackers, Hipsters, and Hippies and the class stratification of Burning Man culture :39 Defining metamordernism :50 Is there a metamodern solution for the dark side of Burning Man? :58 What would a metamodern political revolution look like and what would it require? 1:06 Metamodernism and mental health