Acid Horizon Effective Accelerationism: Nick Land for Tech Bros
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Dec 20, 2023 In this podcast, the hosts discuss accelerationism and its various forms, including the latest attempt called 'effective accelerationism' or e/acc. They delve into the origins and tendencies of accelerationism, explore the concept of deluzo Thatcherism, and examine Nietzsche's ideas of eternal return and selective principle. They also discuss the voided nature of markets, the theory of accelerationism, and its suppression of the social. Overall, they critically analyze these ideas and their application in our society.
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Manifesto Form
- The manifesto form seems counterintuitive to accelerationism's deterritorialization concept.
- Andreessen's manifesto combines self-help platitudes with capitalist devotion and overt racism.
Colonial Racism
- The manifesto quotes atomic energy commissioner Thomas Murray's statement on nuclear weapons shielding against barbarians.
- This reveals the colonial and racist undertones of the manifesto.
Reductive Approach
- The manifesto references provocative intellectual trends but reduces them to familiar, boring concepts.
- It lacks the decentralization and nomadism of Deleuzo-Guattarian thought, embracing a hamstrung view of the machine.