narrative change

not every action, speech, or conversation about climate should be an apocalyptic snapshot, for the same reason that not every protest against police brutality should be a die-in.

owing to the fact that behind the many interconnected problems of the metacrisis there is a deep ideological problem (i.e., a lack of unified narrative), metamodernism can be defined as a new collective value system1 that incorporates, contextualizes and transcends all previous value systems while resolving the conflict between them in an integrate

The Boomer generation was dealt with outstandingly good economic cards. We’re living in a different world now, but the stories we tell ourselves, the goals we chase after, and the ideals we compare ourselves to—e.g. a steady career trajectory—still often come from a time that is now increasingly seen as an anomaly. It’s time to move on!

“The mythic imagination”, Martin Shaw has said, “is not just about telling stories, it's about creating a new story for our time, in relationship with the larger forces that shape our lives.”

when you aren’t just dismantling the narrative but providing another one, you are creating a new reality for your audience.

The stories we tell ourselves and each other guide how we live in and relate to the world. They are the social technology through which we make sense of the world and give meaning to our lived experiences. Like the mycelium that runs below our feet, stories are everywhere, threading and reshaping our reality, even if we don’t see them.

Multiple stories build and connect to form a larger narrative. That narrative can be a road map for a society, a nation. And unlike a story which is about someone else and has an ending, a narrative is opened ended and impacted by your actions. A narrative gives a call to action and a roadmap to the future. For many it creates their entire operatin

Because managerialism has spread so thoroughly into society, its effect has been to anesthetize everyday life to the point that many people cannot envision an alternative way to organize themselves.