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Accelerationism’s Core Insight
- Accelerationism views modernity as driven by positive feedback loops rather than homeostatic negative feedback, leading to rapid, exponential change.
- This dynamic complicates traditional political and economic concepts, requiring new frameworks to understand societal evolution.
Shift from Emancipation to Disillusionment
- Nick Land's early accelerationist ideas had a radical, emancipatory tone centered on hacking and social code warfare.
- Over time, he became disillusioned as internet culture shifted from promise to narcissistic implosion.
Left vs. Accelerationism Tension
- The left opposes acceleration and seeks to slow or control capitalism’s growth, while accelerationism commits to pushing it to extremes.
- This contradicts common beliefs that accelerationism is a leftist rebellion; it more fundamentally opposes leftist impulses.