The Meta-Narrator

Laura Akers. Writing about science of “meta-narratives” – powerful collective stories about who we are and where we’re headed. Follow for discussion, insights.

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@rSanti97 My critique of Moral Foundations Theory from 12 years back: https://t.co/5oF81eWKEL

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The science of manipulating humans with language - and sharing the info with AI. Follow-up to yesterday's blog post. https://t.co/JqOwfb6TmM

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Those concerned about existential AI risks may be repeating the same messaging mistakes made for climate change. https://t.co/iZN0ppNWn2

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@ZBexx Ack. Love from us. (Jonathan and me, Laura.)

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"If we don’t like dramatic tension when it’s only recreational – if we’d rather binge and get it all at once – then how can we bear such suspense when the stakes are much higher?" Living in suspense https://t.co/mMzRieNeYQ

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@IBleecker Ha! "a pair of dimples without a demographic"...

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Thoughts on #LizCheney, by way of the Unabomber and his brother. https://t.co/mjckLB96pD

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What does clickbait have in common with the Gettysburg Address? More than you'd think! https://t.co/C4XV7082E8

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Fantasy worlds as thought experiments https://t.co/CVQwGqekLD - @marthawells1, @umster_a0000424

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On the importance of irony, and moving beyond irony. Growing up “meta” https://t.co/RpMwbblsjW

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Which genre should we be living in? New blog post. https://t.co/0khE2HdE8Y

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What does it mean to love and identify with the land? Very different things, depending on who you are. New blog post. https://t.co/91hxJM884s

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Yet another meta-narrative crisis in world news: Putin, Ukraine, and the “glory” trap https://t.co/kmX9wDLsaY

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Wordle, fast and slow - and the broader social implications of different thinking styles. https://t.co/OMzwYaHdkH #Wordle

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"...doing justice to all the people whose ancestors were displaced or exploited by our own ancestors means we have to loosen our grip on the meaning we’ve been wringing from our heritage." https://t.co/qVitiufVOj

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@silviamg I loved it! Also just finished Gods of Jade and Shadow, and have started Untamed Shore. Such lovely books, all of them.

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In which Lyotard and his prisoner, James Bond, discuss meta-narratives. A Postmodern Villain via @existentialcoms - https://t.co/q63ktaiNX7

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Meta-narratives and evil postmodern plots! https://t.co/q63ktaiNX7

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Akers is thinking through some intriguing ideas here--as usual: What it means to be a “we” https://t.co/bLgLANv5GU via @wordpressdotcom

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@katsciwriter Thank you, Kat!