The Dark Enlightenment (Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin)

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This week we discussed Nick Land's series of essays "The Dark Enlightenment," considered a foundational document for right accelerationists (r/acc) and neoreactionary ideologies (NrX). Plus the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit, Mark Zuckerberg's AI friends, Bryan Johnson's penis de-aging, and AI spirituality.

Additional Resources:

Segment 1: Bryan Johnson

• Vanity Fair: The bizarre journey of Bryan Johnson, his anti-aging endeavors, and his controversial experiment in penile rejuvenation.

  • Don't Die, Tech Mogul: Bryan Johnson's Quest

  • Bryan Johnson's Blog on Penis De-Aging

Segment 2: AI Is Stealing Your Boyfriend

• Rolling Stone: How spiritual delusions about AI are fracturing human bonds.

  • AI and Human Relationships: A Cultural Shift

Segment 3: Nick Land

• Vox: Neoreaction as a segment of the alt-right

  • The Alt-Right Explained

• Slate: John Derbyshire

  • Derbyshire's "Advice" and the Fallout

• Nick Land's Foundational Text: A dense introduction to accelerationism, emphasizing the destructive potential of speeding up capitalist processes.

  • A Quick and Dirty Introduction to Accelerationism

• Mark Fisher (Tumblr): A reflection on accelerationism from the left

  • Terminator vs. Avatar: Notes on Accelerationism

• Viewpoint Magazine: Dark Enlightenment

  • The Darkness at the End of the Tunnel

• The Guardian: How accelerationism predicted our modern world.

  • Fringe Philosophy that Predicted the Future

• Financial Times: Dark Enlightenment

  • Archived Content