Pretty much definitionally, postmodernism seeks to tear down old structures and grand narratives and question cultural assumptions -- some extreme postmodernism even asks if reality even exists and isn't willing to cede that point.
In my view, the history of postmodernism starts in world war 1 where the strong feeling of cultural superiority in Europe justified in many ways by the high quality of life, tremendous wealth, and overwhelmingly advanced technology, and thought they would continue seeing peace and prosperity. The killing fields of world war 1 massively fractured this myth. The people of Europe and in particular the people of Germany in the Weimar republic who saw their wealth fade into useless paper (I have a 500 million mark bill on my wall), thought they could have won the war and were betrayed and sent into suffering unjustly eventually changed into Nazi Germany. The fact that the Germans, considered the intellectual and cultural juggernaut within Europe, home of many famous scientists and philosophers and artists and musicians, could partake in such a horrible atrocity as first the war and then the Holocaust took the seed of postmodernism and sowed it throughout western civilization. Since then it has grown and all the narratives that existed before world war 1 have been extinguished, and the boomers who grew up under postmodernism and also grew up rich from the postwar boom in America (which is relevant since Hollywood was a hegemon in media production for a long time and it's fall has marked the fall of western media's establishment) thought the worst thing you could do is judge someone and raised their kids the millennials that way.
In the process because it's really pop post-modernism it fails and just creates new grand narratives because human beings mentally function in narratives and you can't create a vacuum of meaning and not have anything else fill the vacuum without tremendous effort.
Philosophers themselves gave up on postmodernism a long time ago, looking at other philosophies and even producing a reaction in metamodernism which tries to rationalize modernism and postmodernism into a cohesive whole, but other studies are still working through their postmodern phase, unfortunately potentially to the death of civilization.
In my view, the history of postmodernism starts in world war 1 where the strong feeling of cultural superiority in Europe justified in many ways by the high quality of life, tremendous wealth, and overwhelmingly advanced technology, and thought they would continue seeing peace and prosperity. The killing fields of world war 1 massively fractured this myth. The people of Europe and in particular the people of Germany in the Weimar republic who saw their wealth fade into useless paper (I have a 500 million mark bill on my wall), thought they could have won the war and were betrayed and sent into suffering unjustly eventually changed into Nazi Germany. The fact that the Germans, considered the intellectual and cultural juggernaut within Europe, home of many famous scientists and philosophers and artists and musicians, could partake in such a horrible atrocity as first the war and then the Holocaust took the seed of postmodernism and sowed it throughout western civilization. Since then it has grown and all the narratives that existed before world war 1 have been extinguished, and the boomers who grew up under postmodernism and also grew up rich from the postwar boom in America (which is relevant since Hollywood was a hegemon in media production for a long time and it's fall has marked the fall of western media's establishment) thought the worst thing you could do is judge someone and raised their kids the millennials that way.
In the process because it's really pop post-modernism it fails and just creates new grand narratives because human beings mentally function in narratives and you can't create a vacuum of meaning and not have anything else fill the vacuum without tremendous effort.
Philosophers themselves gave up on postmodernism a long time ago, looking at other philosophies and even producing a reaction in metamodernism which tries to rationalize modernism and postmodernism into a cohesive whole, but other studies are still working through their postmodern phase, unfortunately potentially to the death of civilization.
I think ultimately it depends on the work and the person who made it.
The archetype of the western story can have grey characters but it was made by a world that still believed in good and evil so if someone is following the tropes it can be a non-postmodern story, but it really comes down to "it depends"
The archetype of the western story can have grey characters but it was made by a world that still believed in good and evil so if someone is following the tropes it can be a non-postmodern story, but it really comes down to "it depends"
A lot of people identify with anime more than western media today, and we're trying to understand why. I think I understand from a philosophical standpoint. It centers around the nihilism many people struggle with.
Western media is wildly postmodern, rejecting grand narratives and using tools such as deconstruction and subversion in a perpetual quest to tear down existing superstructures. By contrast, eastern culture remains significantly earnest.
If you watch a movie about superheroes in the west, it's actually about many things other than good guys and bad guys. The latest MCU is about using the power of superhero franchises to deconstruct the archetypes and push neomarxism.
By contrast, eastern work in general and anime in particular is quite earnest. The incredibly popular my hero academia is a different take on the superhero genre, but fundamentally is played very straight -- deku may have questions of faith in good at times but he is fundamentally an honorable, brave, and selfless heroic archetype.
When you're fighting nihilism, a nihilistic outlook like pop post-modernism is not attractive. You want to see stories that suggest a grand narrative that uplifts mankind into something better, and a vision we can aspire to.
Going back to the master and his emissary, it seems that anime asks questions from an emotional side whereas western postmodern literature asks questions from a logical side, or from a right brained perspective or a left brained perspective. The emissary thinks its logical perspective is always correct but it lacks the capacity to answer most questions whereas the master actually can answer questions holistically giving it greater ability to answer big questions with certainty.
Western media is wildly postmodern, rejecting grand narratives and using tools such as deconstruction and subversion in a perpetual quest to tear down existing superstructures. By contrast, eastern culture remains significantly earnest.
If you watch a movie about superheroes in the west, it's actually about many things other than good guys and bad guys. The latest MCU is about using the power of superhero franchises to deconstruct the archetypes and push neomarxism.
By contrast, eastern work in general and anime in particular is quite earnest. The incredibly popular my hero academia is a different take on the superhero genre, but fundamentally is played very straight -- deku may have questions of faith in good at times but he is fundamentally an honorable, brave, and selfless heroic archetype.
When you're fighting nihilism, a nihilistic outlook like pop post-modernism is not attractive. You want to see stories that suggest a grand narrative that uplifts mankind into something better, and a vision we can aspire to.
Going back to the master and his emissary, it seems that anime asks questions from an emotional side whereas western postmodern literature asks questions from a logical side, or from a right brained perspective or a left brained perspective. The emissary thinks its logical perspective is always correct but it lacks the capacity to answer most questions whereas the master actually can answer questions holistically giving it greater ability to answer big questions with certainty.
The heroic Corey Competatore threw himself between his family and bullets to protect the people he loved and paid the ultimate price for it.
He will be able to meet his ancestors in the hereafter with pride.
I've been thinking a lot about his actions. I pray that if I'm in a situation where I need to do such a thing that I'll have the presence of mind to know the right thing to do and the bravery to actually do it.
He will be able to meet his ancestors in the hereafter with pride.
I've been thinking a lot about his actions. I pray that if I'm in a situation where I need to do such a thing that I'll have the presence of mind to know the right thing to do and the bravery to actually do it.
tbf, GTA has always had politics within it to an extent. GTA1 had parts of itself that suggested a certain worldview even.
But the difference between the past and today is that in the past, companies tried to make a good product first and they'd pepper some politics into a product that was good. Today they start with the politics and don't concern themselves with building a product anyone likes.
But the difference between the past and today is that in the past, companies tried to make a good product first and they'd pepper some politics into a product that was good. Today they start with the politics and don't concern themselves with building a product anyone likes.
I finally finished TSUKIMICHI which finished in late June. I enjoyed the comic somewhat, but the anime turned out to be wonderful, and there's a 3rd season coming.
Watching Airplane from 1980.
You know, you'd think a comedy from 44 years ago wouldn't be able to surprise me, but it gets me now and again. Pretty entertaining.
You know, you'd think a comedy from 44 years ago wouldn't be able to surprise me, but it gets me now and again. Pretty entertaining.
Ah, I get you.
Yeah, just saying big words doesn't mean anything when your actions are completely different. At least say "I hate you" and help a brother out.
Yeah, just saying big words doesn't mean anything when your actions are completely different. At least say "I hate you" and help a brother out.
Do lots of people who aren't Fhqwhgads tell people "I love you" out of nowhere?
Classic Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lml_AKkhCVY
Classic Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lml_AKkhCVY
Exactly what I had in mind too.
In my mind, part of the problem of corporations is that it's designed specifically to make sure they can be super big and mitigate the stuff that can limit the size of businesses. I mean, the guy who started Crowdstrike was in charge of Mcafee when that company took down half the Internet in 2010. If you were in charge of two enterprises that did such a thing, why are you still allowed to have your fingers in half the Internet? Because everything is set up to be compartmentalized enough legally that everyone can avoid consequences even when the worst possible outcome occurs.
(Editing since apparently my brain misfired on both company names)
In my mind, part of the problem of corporations is that it's designed specifically to make sure they can be super big and mitigate the stuff that can limit the size of businesses. I mean, the guy who started Crowdstrike was in charge of Mcafee when that company took down half the Internet in 2010. If you were in charge of two enterprises that did such a thing, why are you still allowed to have your fingers in half the Internet? Because everything is set up to be compartmentalized enough legally that everyone can avoid consequences even when the worst possible outcome occurs.
(Editing since apparently my brain misfired on both company names)
I think most people's financial situation is worse than their 401(k) suggests. Debt loads are extreme and growing. Real wages are dropping. And while a minority of people might be on track to pay off their homes by retirement, many have homes so expensive they will die with a mortgage, or they'll be stuck renting in a world where rents are rising much faster than income.
There's rumors that Joe Biden is in hospice care right now. Now I don't need that to be true for the point I'm about to make: if he dies today, he'll die essentially at work, his last days on earth being work. A lot of us if we're not careful are on track for a similar existence. I think that's something that should terrify people. Your work is not your life and it certainly should not be your last act before death.
A lot of people will say that we don't have a chance as younger generations, and as a bloc that may be true, but individuals are not the bloc they are a part of. Individuals can make decisions that aren't normal, such as choosing higher paid but unpopular fields, or going to unpopular but inexpensive places to live, or many other choices that aren't the same as your cohort but could help you succeed nonetheless. What might those be? It's really individual. If there was one answer everyone would have done it already. Pick your hard.
There's rumors that Joe Biden is in hospice care right now. Now I don't need that to be true for the point I'm about to make: if he dies today, he'll die essentially at work, his last days on earth being work. A lot of us if we're not careful are on track for a similar existence. I think that's something that should terrify people. Your work is not your life and it certainly should not be your last act before death.
A lot of people will say that we don't have a chance as younger generations, and as a bloc that may be true, but individuals are not the bloc they are a part of. Individuals can make decisions that aren't normal, such as choosing higher paid but unpopular fields, or going to unpopular but inexpensive places to live, or many other choices that aren't the same as your cohort but could help you succeed nonetheless. What might those be? It's really individual. If there was one answer everyone would have done it already. Pick your hard.
401(k) balances in the US by age bracket, per CNBC:
I don't like the American use of the word "liberal" to mean "far left". There's nothing liberal about socialist mass violation of people's rights.
Tbf, it doesn't matter which OS you're running, if you open the gates to a Trojan horse your city will be filled with Greeks.
The practice of giving another company full ring 0 access to all your business critical machines is nuts, and the fact there's only massive problems every couple years is only by pure luck.
The practice of giving another company full ring 0 access to all your business critical machines is nuts, and the fact there's only massive problems every couple years is only by pure luck.
A lot of people are so caught up in their deep hatred that they can't see anything else. It's frustrating because people doing that aren't all bad people, some are otherwise quite lovely, and it's really annoying that they are so blinded.