{"id":12758,"date":"2023-05-14T22:06:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T22:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=12758"},"modified":"2023-05-15T22:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T22:10:00","slug":"after-the-end-of-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2023\/05\/14\/after-the-end-of-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"After The End of Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearbooks.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/04\/surviving_hyperculture_897433.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from Real Clear Books<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Surviving Hyperculture<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearbooks.com\/authors\/emina_melonic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emina Melonic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reading Byung-Chul Han&#039;s &quot;Hyperculture&quot; (Laid Back Sunday Funday).\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N_ywylFTz-8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Does the term \u201cculture\u201d even mean anything, given humanity\u2019s turn away from particularity and toward a more fluid world of never-ending change? Philosopher Byung-Chul Han, known for his treatise-like reflections on modern life, combining philosophical inquiry with cultural critique. Han objectively delineates and clarifies modern society\u2019s existential ailments, while trying to discern where we may be going on the current trajectory. His book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hyperculture-Culture-Globalisation-Byung-Chul-Han\/dp\/1509546170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Hyperculture: Culture and Globalization<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is a look at the way the world is shifting due to globalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who are we as human in this strange world? Are we mere tourists, to use Han\u2019s metaphor, or are we searching for a deeper meaning? By definition, a tourist collects experiences that are often superficial, and the way we experience culture today seems to operate on the same level. Rootlessness to such an extreme can lead to a total existential breakdown. Any notion of boundaries, be they metaphysical or geographical, will quickly dissipate and with that the perennial question of what it means to be human. After all, it is our differences that maintain creativity as well as, unfortunately, destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The worlds are shifting, and the question is whether a new world is emerging. \u201cAfter the end of culture,\u201d writes Han, \u201cshould the new human being simply be called \u2018tourist\u2019? Or are we at long last living in a culture that affords us the freedom to spread into the wide open world? If we are, how might we describe this new culture?\u201d Han is alluding to the \u201cend of culture,\u201d which is enough to make everyone quite depressed. Fast-moving technology has precipitated this change, and we cannot turn back the clock. Technology has tapped into human listlessness and spiritual torpor, taking many souls hostage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearbooks.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/04\/surviving_hyperculture_897433.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click to continue reading at RCB<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from Real Clear Books Surviving Hyperculture By\u00a0Emina Melonic Does the term \u201cculture\u201d even mean anything, given humanity\u2019s turn away from particularity and toward a more fluid world of never-ending change? Philosopher Byung-Chul Han, known for his treatise-like reflections on modern life, combining philosophical inquiry with cultural critique. 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