Matt Arnold

Fluidity

Society EN ↓ 155 episodes

After the collapse of the 20th-century systematic mode of social organization, how can we move from our internet-enabled atomized mode, toward a fluid mode? We take problems of meaning-making, typically considered spiritual, and turn them into practical problems, which are more tractable."Meaningness" begins with this episode: https://fluidity.libsyn.com/an-appetizer-purpose"Meaningness And Time" begins with this episode: https://fluidity.libsyn.com/meaningness-and-time-how-meaning-fell-apart'In The Cells Of The Eggplant" begins with this episode: https://fluidity.libsyn.com/intro-to-metaratio...

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Matt Arnold

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Stances Trump Systems, And Stances Are Unstable 15.02.2021 11:19

People think they approach meaning in terms of religions or philosophies, but in practice, "stances" matter more. Original text is here: https://meaningness.com/stances-trump-systems Stances—responses to meaning—are unstable thought-patterns. Often we adopt several contradictory ones in rapid succession. Original text is here: https://meaningness.com/stances-are-unstable You can support the podcas...

Misunderstanding Meaningness Makes Many Miserable 07.02.2021 7:14

Mistaken attitudes toward meaning create unnecessary psychological/spiritual/existential suffering. Original text is here: https://meaningness.com/misunderstanding-meaningness-makes-many-miserable Original music by Kevin MacLeod. You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying m...

What Is Meaningness? 31.01.2021 6:52

Meaningness is the quality of being meaningful or meaningless. Original text here: https://meaningness.com/what-is-meaningness You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold Original music by Kevin MacLeod. This podcast is un...

Preview: Eternalism and Nihilism 25.01.2021 15:06

Two stances that don't work: "Everything has a definite meaning" and "Nothing means anything." The original text is here: https://meaningness.com/preview-eternalism-and-nihilism You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold...

An Appetizer: Purpose 17.01.2021 9:14

I make audiobooks and release them as podcasts. The 20th-century systematic mode of social organization provided pre-packaged meaning, value, purpose, and ethics. It broke down. We entered an internet-enabled atomized mode of social organization, splintered into a kaleidoscope of meanings, without context. Audiobooks narrated in the Fluidity podcast will look toward constructing a fluid mode. Wel...