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xkcd #3089: Modern (xkcd.com)
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Scholars are still debating whether the current period is post-postmodern or neo-contemporary.

https://explainxkcd.com/3089/

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[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Modern is defined as the current year of whatever writer coined the term. So after writing about the "modern" day for a century...