“Postbuddhist” has grown on me. Not individual deconversion, but broad sad acknowledgement that Buddhism has failed.https://twitter.com/jaspergregory/status/869015119518244865 …
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Replying to @douglasstruth
Failed to have anything to say about contemporary problems of meaning.
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Replying to @Meaningness @douglasstruth
Did Buddhism succeed at solving problems w/meaning at other times/places? At any time in America?
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Replying to @ToddHargrove @douglasstruth
Yes, I think it was quite successful at various points; e.g. in the 1980s. I don’t like that version of Buddhism, but it worked for many.
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Replying to @Meaningness @douglasstruth
Thanks! Do you have any posts explaining why it worked in the 80s and not now? (I've read lots of http://meaningness.com , great work!)
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Replying to @ToddHargrove @douglasstruth
Well, the 80s version was countercultural, and counterculturalism no longer works.https://meaningness.com/countercultures
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