Effective Accelerationism: Nick Land for Tech Bros
Acid Horizon20 Des 2023

Effective Accelerationism: Nick Land for Tech Bros

Adam and Craig are joined by Mattie Colquhoun (@xenogothic) to discuss the nature of accelerationism and its latest attempt at a fashionable revival: so called "effective accelerationism" or e/acc. For this we read the "Techno-optimist Manifesto" Marc Andreessen's argument for the total unleashing of technology and capital to maximize wealth creation for the species. We trace the influences of the text from Land to Nietzsche and illustrate how the text fails to understand its own influe...

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Will 'Existential Monday' Ever Come? A Reading of Fondane's Existentialism

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Is Metal Radical? A Conversation with Metal Philosopher David Burke

Is Metal Radical? A Conversation with Metal Philosopher David Burke

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Return of the M/acc: A Survey of Left Accelerationisms

Return of the M/acc: A Survey of Left Accelerationisms

What is ‘left accelerationism’? (Are there more than one?) How has capitalism changed and what implications does it hold for emancipatory politics? In this episode, we examine some of the essential l...

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Mark Fisher's 'The Weird and the Eerie' Revisited with Matt Colquhoun

Step through the oddly placed door and enter the world of the weird and the eerie. In this episode, we dive into Mark Fisher’s The Weird and the Eerie with author and photographer Matt Colquhoun (xeno...

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Teaser - A Discussion of 'Proust and Signs'

Teaser - A Discussion of 'Proust and Signs'

In this episode, we discuss Deleuze's early work Proust and Signs. Joining us is Taylor Adkins and Cooper of the Machine at Unconscious Happy Hour. Follow us on Patreon to get the complete episode tod...

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Concepts in Focus: Deleuze's 'Image of Thought'

Concepts in Focus: Deleuze's 'Image of Thought'

In this Concepts in Focus episode, Craig breaks down the concept of the 'image of thought' in Deleuze's work. This discussion draws mostly upon the early works of Deleuze, particularly Difference and ...

25 Okt 202018min

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"The Last Question" by Issac Asimov - Fictitious Science and Science Fiction

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19 Okt 20201h 9min

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