What is Accelerationism?

Dystopian futures and the end of capitalism, which world's next? While accelerationism APPEARS to be about the future, it's really about what should be done in the present, given a particular imagined future--not everyone agrees.

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Using the sci-fi genre, I look at futures as imagined by Star Trek, Blade Runner, and The Matrix, while interpreting the political philosophies of Nick Land and Left Accelerationists, some of whom say "let's do something!" but most of whom want to post on the internet and call it a political philosophy.

Further Reading: Mark Fisher's (RIP) take on Right vs. Left Accelerationism (https://markfisherreblog.tumblr.com/post/32522465887/terminator-vs-avatar-notes-on-accelerationism)

The Accererate Reader (collected essays): https://amzn.to/2qEnVwo


0:00 Introduction
4:22 Accelerationism in Theory
8:39 Sci-Fi as Futures in the Present
9:53 Left vs. Right Accelerationism
13:23 Right Accelerationism
15:57 Left Accelerationism

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