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27-09-2020, 20:50
Visit Ed's Beer Site (http://edsbeer.blogspot.com/2020/09/postmodernism-is-it-bollocks.html)
I read with interest Lily Waite's recent blog post about beer and postmodernism (https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2020/9/20/after-opacity-concerning-hyperreality-and-simulacra-in-contemporary-beer). It's well written, (even if some of the history is wrong) and I was able to follow the point being made. But at the end, to sound a little crass, I couldn't help but think so what? Beer might be describe as hyperreal or a simulacra but if I've got a pint in my hand why should I care? Postmodernism might by sceptical towards reason but my reason tells me to be sceptical towards postmodernism.
More... (http://edsbeer.blogspot.com/2020/09/postmodernism-is-it-bollocks.html)
I read with interest Lily Waite's recent blog post about beer and postmodernism (https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2020/9/20/after-opacity-concerning-hyperreality-and-simulacra-in-contemporary-beer). It's well written, (even if some of the history is wrong) and I was able to follow the point being made. But at the end, to sound a little crass, I couldn't help but think so what? Beer might be describe as hyperreal or a simulacra but if I've got a pint in my hand why should I care? Postmodernism might by sceptical towards reason but my reason tells me to be sceptical towards postmodernism.
More... (http://edsbeer.blogspot.com/2020/09/postmodernism-is-it-bollocks.html)