Episode SummaryWe discuss the shift from left-right politics toward individualism versus collectivism, the limits of postmodernism, and the idea that modern culture is entering a new “metamodern” or quantum era. The conversation ranges across activism, truth-testing, cognitive systems, Canada’s political identity, and Michael’s vision for a more sovereign, self-reliant future.Now based in Toronto, Adamson continues to produce ambitious, materially committed paintings that speak directly to the current cultural hunger for authenticity, optimism, and human presence in a digitally saturated age...Canadian painter and writer. "niche dissident/art-critic"-Grokhttps://x.com/FalconerAdamsonhttps://www.michaeladamson.art/paintings-1Key Topics
Michael Adamson’s background as a Canadian painter, writer, and dissident commentator
Vancouver in the 1990s and how Canada has changed over time
The move from left-right politics to individualism vs. collectivism
Postmodernism, metamodernism, and “what comes next”
Truth, discernment, and how to test what’s real in an information-saturated world
Canada’s role in globalization, sovereignty, and resource use
The “garrison” metaphor for Canada
Elbows up, MAID, and political symbolism
A vision for a freer, more technologically self-directed Canada
0:02— Introduction to Michael Adamson
2:32— Vancouver, tuition, and student activism in the 1990s
7:07— Activism, the internet, and a new political lens
13:44— Postmodernism and hyper-individuality
15:08— What comes after postmodernism
22:13— “Infer, discern, self-regulate”
28:31— Net zero and truth-testing
31:45— Canada as a “garrison”
46:29— “Elbows up” and the MAID discussion
56:58— Globalization 2.0 and the future of governance
59:04— “Cansit” and Canadian exit from extractive systems
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