Modern vs Post-modern

Modern vs postmodern 

Hierarchy, order, centralized control.	Subverted order, loss of centralized control, fragmentation.
Faith in the "real" beyond media, language, symbols, and representations; authenticity of "originals."	Hyper-reality, image saturation, simulacra seem more powerful than the "real"; images and texts with no prior "original".   "As seen on TV" and "as seen on MTV" are more powerful than unmediated experience.
Art as unique object and finished work authenticated by artist and validated by agreed upon standards.	Art as process, performance, production, intertextuality.   Art as recycling of culture authenticated by audience and validated in subcultures sharing identity with the artist.
The book as sufficient bearer of the word. The library as complete and total system for printed knowledge.	Hypermedia as transcendence of the physical limits of print media. The Web as infinitely expandable, centerless, inter-connected information system.
Faith in "Grand Theory" (totalizing explanations in history, science and culture) to represent all knowledge and explain everything.	Rejection of totalizing theories; pursuit of localizing and contingent theories.

Personally, I believe I am more post-modern as I don't believe there is an exact answer to everything in life. For example, I believe the state/the type of world we live in is broken into many fragments as there are many different groups within society which I think is a positive thing as a centralized controlled type of world would be boring to live in. From the points above, I further believe that art is an ongoing process of work and that there is some sense of hyper-reality, meaning it is difficult to find the originals and that perhaps the representation and different images of these are somewhat more powerful within society. I also believe that hypermedia (the use of video, sound etc.) and sources of information like the web are much more useful nowadays. In terms of their being a 'Grand Theory', I also consider this to be less useful/incorrect as I think there is no best way to organise a corporation, to lead a group or to make decisions. It depends on the context and situation at the time.