Accelerationism: The Philosophy of Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin (Ft. Michael Downs)

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Michael Downs (known for his Blog “The Dangerous Maybe”) - a working-class intellectual autodidact philosopher who recently published the book “Capital VS Timenergy: A Žižekian Critique of Nick Land.”  In this episode, we discuss the themes of his book, which cover the ideas of Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin (known as “Mencius Moldbug”), as well as the challenge of right-wing accelerationism. We also discuss “Timeenergy” as the basis of socialism and examine the question of whether socialism will be a “conservative” movement in opposition to the constant, accelerating change of capitalism. 

In The Backroom, Mikey and I discuss the long-awaited debate between Slavoj Zizek and Nick Land, Mikey’s experience meeting Zizek, and some philosophical questions regarding the rationale for socialism. Become a Patron at ⁠Patreon.com/OneDime⁠ if you haven’t already!

Timestamps: 

00:00 The Nick Land Vs Zizek Debate (The Backroom Preview)

02:59 The Good Will Hunting of Philosophy: Mikey’s Philosophical Journey

13:27 Nick Land and The CCRU 

26:32 Neoreaction (NRX), Mencius Moldbug, and the Dark Enlightenment 

31:05 Capitalism and Artificial Intelligence

47:04 Nick Land vs. Mark Fisher: Philosophical Differences

53:26 Right Vs Left Accelerationism

01:00:08 Technological Innovation The Human vs. Machine Debate

01:23:17 The Evolution of The Internet

01:24:13  Nick Land's Views on Race

01:42:50 Curtis Yarvin and Neoreactionary Thought

02:12:02 Corporate City-States and CEO Dictators

02:13:04 Democracy vs. Dictatorship

02:17:41 The Concept of “Timenergy” / (Time + Energy) 

02:24:40 Automation and the Future of work

02:46:24 AI and The Singularity

02:52:00 Transition to The Backroom 

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