Astral Codex Ten

20th century

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20th century

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20th century is a recurring concept in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between October 04, 2021 and October 04, 2024. The archive places it in contexts such as “erasing traces of the bad years of the 20th century”; “became the 20th century cultural package of wokeness and postmodernism”. It most often appears alongside Art Nouveau, China, Christianity.

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  • Category: Concepts
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: October 04, 2021
  • Last seen: October 04, 2024

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Highlights From The Comments On Modern Architecture
October 04, 2021 · Original source
There was (and is) a furious debate on whether the reconstruction should be in this ornamental, reconstructive style. As far as I can tell, one side of the debate included most of the architectural/artistic world, who would have favoured something modern and condemned the reconstruction as "fake Baroque palace.. a stage-set of an old capital, with phony, manufactured charm, erasing traces of the bad years of the 20th century."
Against The Cultural Christianity Argument
October 04, 2024 · Original source
That is, suppose I were to advocate a return to 1890s norms of (let's say) liberalism and beautiful art. The Cultural Christian would tell me this is doomed, because the 1890s cultural package eventually fell apart and became the 20th century cultural package of wokeness and postmodernism (and fascism, socialism, New Dealism, etc). Therefore, I should support Christianity.