postmodernism is the total opposite. postmodernism is a tool used to tear apart this tower (we've used this metaphor before). postmodernism makes a few huge strikes against this project, that are largely successful, in my opinion. these are, briefly and off the cuff: https://hell.twtr.plus/media/c74bf42f98917d6d010bd4307517c07abaf58a91008b5d875b0d01ea8dfb8143.file

the main thing about modernism is that things can be understood and, i would say, tamed. a huge river? we understand water - it's fine, we can make the biggest dam in the world if we want. if there's something we don't understand, we just don't understand it yet. we'll get there https://hell.twtr.plus/media/62120e21f51214cc22446df8ac7d15a5b0e5d5d08a7326e6161f06c458283115.file

you can imagine being a person at this time: huge advances in every field, things you never could have dreamed of - science is finally unhindered. and, in a scientific fashion, we'll just kind of "complete" every field and unlock unlimited progress forever. this is a fun time.

to oversimplify: modernism is, basically, the first half of the 1900s. modernism as a project can be likened to building a big tower. we just got rid of all the "old worldview" stuff holding us back, and with our new tools, all our fields and knowledge are going to come together

one distinction that characterizes many fields over the last century, but has failed to trickle down to normal everyday people, is the difference between modernism and postmodernism. although this sounds like the lead in to some academia, this distinction is essential. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/fe499e4de9dbfc14c850885d4736d069703348b6b2ff6520981444f5d63fd572.file

"therapy" is one of the most engaging topics. it clearly has a polarizing worldview surrounding it - we may look back and see "therapy culture" as the hallmark of this time. but, something about it is obscure. what is this cloud around "therapy", exactly? i have one idea. ... https://hell.twtr.plus/media/3ffcbe01795521aa690ab586ead785ffc1aca699e12a9b088b6ecf88e4ff69e7.file

this flashes in my head every time someone mentions mediterranean food https://hell.twtr.plus/media/cf4135e7ec4bb2e1ddee29ba84d1ef479c60314208f65678a6d05154b3ac5df5.file

once when walking through the night snowfall with a friend i saw a bright blue flash, like the sky took a flash photo of the earth. i thought i imagined it but he clearly saw it also, as did several others we met outside. i just wrote it off, and never saw anything like it again.

rube goldberg was born in 1880. humanity went thousands of years without needlessly elaborate hyper-complicated machines, which he had to personally invent. you’d think some wealthy egyptians or greek philosopher would have pioneered this field: https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a8f18d77628886ba8ec39ae224514dd56b98a32fc49cf76010698c1f886c7a2c.file

i am in pre-advent mode pumping christmas gift stuff. the switch flipped. this is just part of my life path. new book drops on or before december first. for now, more reviews for our main art offering, thread below: https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d90a685dd49507b5032d4fffa809a50d726122fda54b3aae098e4285bbe1f9ec.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/ee72ad926433769539ac37d6cbbc07a8109abd02392d324de6af9435f4ab8709.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/93d090bdc05bd2ef1fab2a8dd96b3e4f1f50eb9020f736855cd6a1f2ca443a38.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/2f55743291af3a1297f8ed5fb80b3b6b9c7c590444a90bfc150ae17eca60d295.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a7a9535fb79db933aab6a64f3bcfc4b1b4541fb7199f55669b5da9c7d7ba7509.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/9d8282f6940a7030c3007cb6c4bd01d9ee29df9ceb692c316036818b0f4df186.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/ca6b8bdaed4fb0238f6a3115b473a03b4e608ce0c3f4f1567e64179b4b078be9.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/3f6bdcbbf5d5dd56b575873f08109751333e9d1d95d9e2422f2c99b7a317d99a.file