Epistemological Metamodernism

The theory of knowledge that mirrors Scientific Metamodernism: a knowing that moves between ironic detachment and sincere commitment, between deconstruction and belief. The Metamodern knower both recognizes that knowledge is constructed, partial, and power-laden AND acts as if knowledge matters, truth is worth seeking, and some claims are better than others. This isn't contradiction—it's a dynamic movement between positions, a knowing that incorporates its own critique and keeps going. It's epistemology after irony, after deconstruction, after the death of God—still standing, still seeking, still caring.

"I know my understanding of you is a construction, filtered through my trauma and desires. And I'm still going to try to understand you, to get it right, to know you better. Epistemological Metamodernism: deconstructing knowledge while still caring about truth. It's not naivety—it's naivety after the fall."

by Abzugal February 23, 2026

Covid's Metamorphoses

An epic poem, waiting to be written.

Chronicling the transformations of the world, from its creation to its breakdown, due to the coronavirus and the self-deification a Julius Caesar wannabe, Covid's Metamorphoses will be read in the 22nd Century as a charming fable of humanity as it once was.

by Monkey's Dad October 7, 2020