#15 - Daniel Görtz | 12 Better Rules for Life

Political philosopher and sociologist Daniel Görtz is a leader of "the Nordic school" of metamodernism. He co-authored The Listening Society and The Nordic Ideology under the pseudonym Hanzi Freinacht. Today we discuss his new “self-help” book with the working title “12 Better Rules for Life (and beyond).”Topics include:* The subtle art of sublime mediocrity* Why Rule #2 is “Fuck like a beast”* Why Jesus was right and how secular people can learn from that* What is post-postmodernism?* The life-changing practice of Rogerian listening* A necessary steelman of critical race theory and modern feminism* Why feminist forums descend into language-policing* How to improve your default levels of contentment (from a 7 to an 8)* Where Jordan Peterson went wrong with post-modernism* Why playfulness is essential* A big spoiler on the book (and a key secret to living well)Resources:* https://metamoderna.org/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themetagame.substack.com