is this essay count as part of new romanticism?

The arguments are ignorent we have no choice but reject industrialism. Romanticism was about emotions and subjectivity. The arguments are the same as then, that science has become a tool for something similar to socialism or other political forces which we reject. Intellectualism is biased and mediocre, no right wing atheist will stay to work along with his socialist peers who all are positivists in disguise. The majority of scientists believe science can prove political leftist issues. Living a natural animalistic existence where all those political rights are impossible is infinitely preferable. considering the many scientific accomplishments in the romantic era. Industrialism makes everything worse because we forget knowledge and everything is toxic material and we are depleting our natural resourses and make more and more products from trash. The historical background is the protestant agricultural middle class who reacted against the puritan sterilty in the abscent of the catholic rulers leaving them sufficent freedrom of imagination to complain in such a radical way.

I think the biggest problem with modern retellings is judging the ancient people from a modern lens, and dumbing down of the material. Old stories gave you moral conundrums and presented sides with either a fair narrator, from perspectives of the characters or an unreliable narrator (which was subtle yet obvious) then let you judge the story and the characters, trusting the intelligence of the reader. The post modern era books mostly have a holier than thou approach with political massaging and personal agenda placed into the story to propagate the author's or a movement's message with no respect and/or fair chance given to the source material; Even doubly so for original works, insulting the intelligence of the reader. Edit: Typo

Well, if we shall be doing this once again, then I shall hope against all rational odds* that it sticks this time. Every time societal forces attempt to optimize the humanity out of humans, we only rediscover that this 'streamlined' condition is not, in fact, the optimal operating parameters for a human. If we could avoid the bleak periods of ignorant polished techno-futurism and hold instead to a more respectful relationship with our inherent idiosyncratic animal nature, we might do alright for ourselves at least on average. Problem is (as with every movement) people can safely be expected to take the idea so far that it must eventually become discredited. And thus the infernal pendulum swings again, never finding its balance as the unceasing weight of outsized societal momentum ever pulls on the escapement wheel of our collective clockwork. * (...maybe that, itself, is in the spirit of things? Hahah.)

i think bladees a romantic

Isn't Wanderer Over a Sea of Fog a Romanticist piece?

Internet. the move into Web 3 is the New Romanticism.

It might be taking it too far, but I think this is just another reaction of the public to being tired of capitalism. We are tired of working just to live, and so we look to a time/place/feeling that isn’t/wasn’t burdened by capitalism. It’s like the tradwife and anti-intellectual movements - except they’re actively trying to leave capitalism.

I think these authors need to stop being authors.

9:30 Neville Goddard didn't take inspiration from William Blake, he was directly taught his philosophy by an Ethiopian Rabbi named Abdullah. Abdullah had other students who also wrote books on the subject of manifestation and imagination. Super cool video :)

There will be those that reproduce and those that reproduce. The few who will be able to form healthy relationships and raise a family and all the others who are getting into witchcraft and romanticism to fill a void. No hate, just an observation, that in western nations especially lonely and a-social people are drawn into non christian religions or however you want to call it.

Dune is romantic

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America supports more dictatorships than democracies.

This "romantic era" is toing to last a total of 6 months until the next "era"

A very cool video. I entered the romantic era some years ago and hope many humans will do the same. Now its romantism against transhumanism. Best wishes from Die Himmelsscheibe

This is… definitely grasping something real, but I worry that it’s too “Hegelian”. Hegel is not like proven right by anything, not to mention hegelian philosophy reinforces poor patterns of thought that juxtapose reason and emotion, for example, as if they are “opposites”, when in reality they are positive feedback loops that can be abandoned or continually reflected upon. And these patterns of thought tend to lead to speculation of the most unscientific sort (like the idea that Rome fell because of hedonistic, decadent social norms, or for being pagan or something, when in reality, Rome fell because of its endless border wars with Persia, and the funneling of funds into Arab mercenary pockets, allowing for the appropriation of the more prosperous eastern provinces (not to mention that Rome was *never* completely lost, *even* after the fall of Constantinople almost a millennium later, compared to the relative ease with which Persia was consumed whole by the Arab invaders)).

I would be curious to see how present trends influence this idea of a new Romanticism. More than ever, efforts are being made to return art and artifacts to their orginal owners/creators/societies. There are important discussions on the colonial impact on art. As well, the challenges to the monied/corporate/status of the high end art market and what it means in the face of more cultural/grounded/organic art. As well, art as protest whether it be someone like Banksy whose art shouts out to the world and holds up a mirror, or people that are trying to destroy/desacrate art in the name of a movement/protest/politic.

Perhaps it’s time for art to return us to our essence, and to the foundational questions, rather than attempt originality and effect as its main aim. I’m afraid tech can do the latter better than we can.

Really refreshing to see something so calm, and cultural on this platform. Looking forward to see more of your content.

The Kissick article is causing consternation among entrenched idpol visual artists and institutions. Expect them to double down. Opening at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC in February 2025 is a don’t miss exhibition of German Romantic painter Caspar Friedrich (@2:30). Contemporary painters are moving towards a kind of anxious figuration which may be precursors to a broader movement.

Indeed, Metamodenism are coming, postmodernism are leaving us..

One thing that is fascinating is how NON-political art has been in the last 20 years. No meaningful protest movement towards the Iraq War, creeping (and now arriving) fascism and the total abandonment of morality by a large chunk of the American population.

Now to comment on the subject matter itself? One of the beautiful things about "new" movements in contemporary art is how it can be inspired by the past while building onto it. I am particularly drawn to romanticism, not a huge fan of modernism, and still recognize in the value of criticizing hyper individualism. I still recognize the value in the critiques of modernist writers and artists. I don't believe we have to recreate romanticism and abandon the wisdom of other movements. Artistic movements do tend to move in cycles... But they're always changing, too! I'm hopeful about the art and literature we can create.

This is a fucking gorgeous essay and I am seated. I admit to being particularly passionate about the subject matter. So, that helps. But my KZbin watch history is basically an even split between comedy, commentary, and video essays. And this is the most beautifully written ones I've watched in a while. I really look forward to hearing what else you have to say!

pls yes pls yes pls yes

Fantastic video!

In short, they are creatively bankrupt, presenting an ancient world the way of a theme park, for the sake of contemporary navel-gazing. Somehow, not one of them thought of that perhaps transposing those myths to a new setting would've allowed the kind of flexibility to deliver their preferred narrative. But then, why be creative when you can be cheap?

The quote at the end really reflects how I feel about art and the power of art and seeing more of that sentiment really makes me hopeful. Great video!

This feels like the best time to be an artist. I feel a hunger in the culture

I don’t know if I could feel confident about saying my art or writings ever accurately convey an era. I have mostly always felt too far removed from culture or society and certainly I have always felt much was lacking of it to be apart of it fully. I’ve been mostly an observer. I feel like the poet’s of the romantic movement you described in that I could only write or create from a first-person perspective. I could never be sure anyone else was experiencing life as I am. EDIT: Also, if anyone is interested in predictions of this topic, what better way than to observe the stars. I’m an astrologer and the planet Neptune is a big part of this nebulous and romantic influence on the collective. Just from what I can see, once Neptune leaves the sign of Pisces and goes into Aries this is marking the grand entrance into a new artistic, spiritual and creative new beginning! Neptune will be in this zodiac sign for roughly 14yrs so I would expect this new version of our own romantic renaissance to fully develop or begin to really take center stage in our awareness during these years. This transit officially starts in March of 2025. I’m super excited!! Aries is fiery, impulsive, confident, action-oriented, direct, passionate, bold, courageous & independent so expect to see these characteristics in our interpretation of a new romantic era! There are many other clues to gather from astrology as to what we can expect! ❤❤❤

Oh, Metaverse is dead? I didn’t know it was sick.

I guess but I ain’t praising no naziss tho

my problems with all retellings are - not enough knowledge of the culture - women as victims except, of course, Persephone, because people find old man death incarnate Hades hot. it's still all about the men, and women are tools to legitimise or illegitimise them.

5:16 We're not going to see the next Frankenstein published, we're going to see the monster itself

hadestown will always be my favorite retelling of a greek story

Idk I'm afraid there's no escaping it regardless. I'm mostly in fear of the AGI progression. They're hard at work trying to get there. Once the first benchmark comes back positive, we'll be living in a world we've never seen before, with the rich and the poor more separated than ever before. The internet as we know it will forever change and once again only the rich will benefit while the poor (heck not even poor, but the 99,99%) will suffer from the results of it. I enjoyed my life online but it has gotten less and less as AI has become more and more involved (the algorithms have ruined so much).

I’m inclined to believe this is true. I’m a writer (still unpublished and unknown) but I’ve been working on a story that I find to be a good example of some these romantic themes. Unconsciously, I’m writing a work that involves our modern world with technology and AI and involves a protagonist who uses his imagination to create his own reality, and eventually loses himself. By the end, he will come to realize the only truth in his reality lies within the beauty of nature. That’s only a rough explanation, but within it, there’s already a lot alike to what is mentioned in this video. It’s compelling how our times can influence the art that is produced.

You understand the ebb and flow of artist movements quite well, but fail to see the same for Politics. The pendulum of the Left went too far, we’re swinging back, your youth might blind you to this for it certainly did for me. The Right of today is nothing like it was in the 1980’s or for that matter like the 1930’s. Cast aside labeling either art or politics with the titles the 19th&20th century gave them, we are embarking on some new amalgamation, to the victor go the naming rights. Enjoy the ride.

What is even the point of retelling? I don't understand, why remigining a story writed by another? Why don't make your own story?

I don't like calling Gothic, Romanticism, especially when Gothic art is very much about the horror of life and the dark mysterious nature of it all, which I feel is very much counter Romanticism which tends to be about the mesmerizing beauty of life, also didn't Gothic art come as a response to Romanticist art, so why put them together that feels like missing the point completely. Cause I definitely believe we are falling into a new kind of Gothic era but not a Romantic at all. Maybe I'm wrong about the way I look into this styles but I don't think so.

funny how the video has now a new AI dubbed feature, it really proves the point of this video I believe. lovely video btw!

Considering how much of Romanticism was influenced by the French Revolution I very much agree with you! I’ve been thinking about this recently: If you think about how much social unrest and class tension we are experiencing right now, it’s not all that different from the Romantic era. Recently I’ve seen people on the internet picking up on and celebrating the revolts in Georgia and the assassination of the American CEO and it kinda reminds me of Percy B. Shelley a bit with his Ode to the West Wind. And that gives me a bit of hope that people will continue to challenge oppression (through actions and through art alike)

There is an infinite number of great artists on the internet, however most galleries are run by boomers and AI is taking jobs...we need to make the museums aware!

Having recently taken a class on German romanticism and entering a period of fascination with occultism, magic, etc, I freaking hope so. We’ve sapped the mystery and magic from the world and we’re only now realizing what we’ve lost

I've noticed "future-medivel" becoming a very popular trend in graphic design

I very much enjoyed your video. However, as a composer can I say that while it's very easy to conflate literary romanticism with musical romanticism, it's important to note that they occured in different time periods. Musical romanticism really got going around 1830 going to ~ the early 20th century (you could argue it didn't really finish until Richard Strauss died in 1949). Most academics definitely do not consider Beethoven (or Schubert) as romantic composers, though they both heavily influenced subsequent composers like Berlioz, Schumann, Brahms and Lizst etc who are most definitely considered romantic composers. Beethoven was highly innovative within the forms and structures of the Classical period (symphonies, sonatas, concertos etc.) but his music was deeply rooted in the classicism of his age both technically and philosophically. He massively expanded those forms but didn't break them even if he came close to doing so in some ways.

This is basically creative/lore appropriation verging on plagiarism. It’s like 5th graders being given the task to rewrite Homer’s Odyssey and people acting like their reimagination of these masterpieces is something to be lauded. It’s a twisted, unwarranted form of self-aggrandizement of less than stellar fan fiction.

The Luddites and Lord Byron were both from Nottingham, my home town. The city does not make nearly enough noise about its deep connection to romanticism!

At the end of the day, I really do believe that there will be a saturation of industrialization. Industrialization is simply the centralization of industry, and from what we can tell historically, humans have never liked anything centralized. Rather than having small town or even household made clothes, its now done at an international scale. AI to replace local call centers and customer service jobs to instead be a centralized server somewhere. To be honest if we take AI to its logical conclusion, all office work will be erased entirely. The white collar job market will be unrecoverable, so small gig jobs will be the way people make money. So we come back full circle. We started off learning a skill to be good at so we could just be a small business that intermingled life and work, and so we shall return with gig jobs, be they for delivery or other services you can offer. We can already see this happen with the video game industry, its wasn't really mainstream for the culture until DOOM, made by a bunch of college kids with an imagination and a goal. Then came massive companies like EA, Ubisoft and the like. Now indie games are again at the forefront, just a group of people with a shared goal to make something they want to.