Creativity Changes as We Age

Re:Creativity Changes as We Age by ericmcer on Saturday September 19, 2020 @02:46PM (#24529605)

I was trying to be generous because if we use the literal interpretation of postmodernism what he is saying makes no sense. Or if you can explain how the modernist/postmodernist movements relate in the context of his post I would be glad to hear your interpretation.

And my favorite simple way to define it is:

modernism - post industrial revolution enthusiasm about humanity

postmodernism - post ww2 depression about humanity

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Re:Creativity Changes as We Age by ivalm on Saturday September 19, 2020 @03:53PM (#24529956)

Postmodernism in philosophy is associated with rejection/skepticism of common narrative (eg reject absolutism in Marxism/capitalism/etc). He claims he understands the common trends (in “infoops”) and goes beyond them, which I guess is his justification for the word choice. I agree it feels more of a flex than an actual precise use of language.

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