https://metamoderna.org/why-are-so-many-metamodernists-so-miserable-and-what-can-we-do-about-it/?fbclid=IwAR0PvBqbsVAsr2XEgdrSp_KATMp5CPFHPPO1BjR4GXWdYOUfPa9RFGRJDMY
This article explores why so many metamodernists, and others in the emerging creative class and those thinking about new ideas, are often struggling with intermittent depression, frustration, and lack of satisfaction in life. Why is it that the people who are working so hard to envision a better future and are working so hard toward this end are finding it so difficult to live happy and fully satisfying lives? And what can we do to improve this situation?
Also please consider this follow-up post from Hanzi Freinacht, which he published to social medial after receiving some comments about the above article: "Yesterday I published an article about the chaotic lives and great misfortune of many of the people I’ve met in the so-called 'metamodern space' over the years. First of all I need to add that I’ve also met an abundance of highly functional and very impressive personalities. Generally, people in this space are forces to be reckoned with. But with this caveat aside, I need to stress that when I used the term 'metamodern', I was in fact referring to the overall space that I seem to have landed in, whether people identify as metamodernists or not, be it the liminal space, integral movement, emerge network, and so on, or just people who’re simply into spirituality and psychological development. As such, I’m not just talking about people who read Hanzi books and think metamodernism is cool. From the replies that I received, on this platform and others, I got the impression that people were quick to imply that “sure, no wonder those crazed Hanzi fanboys are going bonkers, but not me, and not the thing that I’m part of”. However, please look around, my dear friends, none of these spaces that most of y'all are participating in are immune to people crashing and burning in their strivings to develop themselves and live out their dreams to become changemakers in the world. Sadly, things go belly up again and again. Finally, I also wish to state that I simply do not buy into the typical responses that I’ve encountered in this space sooo many times: that people are “stuck in their ego” (unlike ego-less me!), that they should do more x, y or z (usually the stuff the person is into themselves), or that there’s just something plain wrong with them. This is just bad social theory my friends. I hope that together we can address the dire issue that people around us end up suffering and destroying their lives in their quest for personal growth and changing the world. People, and the world, deserve better."
