How could modernity be distinguished from post-modernity?

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Art jargon is silly, isn't it, just! Modern, of course means "happening right now" and so if it meant anything at all, post-modern would mean "happening more recently than right now," which is nonsense. Oh, well. In art jargon " modern" doesn't really mean modern. It means old-fashioned in a particular way.
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