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'''<span class="red">MOD</span>•wiki :''' '''''modernity user manual''''' — compiled by D.Stall, born [[Mid-century modern]] (mid '50s), and created June 2022, from compilation of information begun in the early 2000s | '''<span class="red">MOD</span>•wiki :''' '''''modernity user manual''''' — compiled by D.Stall, born [[Mid-century modern]] (mid '50s), and created June 2022, from compilation of information begun in the early 2000s | ||
The purpose of '''MOD•wiki''' is for critical analysis of [[Modernity]], which I charge is based on lies, not on | The purpose of '''MOD•wiki''' is for critical analysis of [[Modernity]], which I charge is based on lies, not on truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The illusory aspect of op art (seen in the logo and banner above) makes for a fitting symbol of [[Modernity]], which I find to also be a form of deception, illusion, or delusion. [[wikipedia:Op_art|Op art]] (short for optical art''')''' is a style of visual art using optical illusions that entered the lexicon of American pop culture in the mid-60s after ''[[wikipedia:Time_(magazine)|Time]]'' magazine coined the term in 1964. | ||
When I was growing up in the 60s, a user manual for modern times would have been greatly beneficial for navigating the confusing world back then. [[The System]] had only recently started coming of age in the late 40s and 50s following World War II. After being discharged from the Army Air Corps, my dad wanted to buy a new car, but none were available. All industrial manufacturing had been drafted into the “war effort”, and there were even shortages of basic appliances like washing machines and refrigerators. During this time, engineers again took up discussion of [[Planned_obsolescence|Planned obsolescence]] that had first appeared in the mid 1920s and 30s, which is to what frequency of fashion change or shoddiness (necessitating replacement) would consumers tolerate in products. | When I was growing up in the 60s, a user manual for modern times would have been greatly beneficial for navigating the confusing world back then. [[The System]] had only recently started coming of age in the late 40s and 50s following World War II. After being discharged from the Army Air Corps, my dad wanted to buy a new car, but none were available. All industrial manufacturing had been drafted into the “war effort”, and there were even shortages of basic appliances like washing machines and refrigerators. During this time, engineers again took up discussion of [[Planned_obsolescence|Planned obsolescence]] that had first appeared in the mid 1920s and 30s, which is to what frequency of fashion change or shoddiness (necessitating replacement) would consumers tolerate in products. | ||