Accelerationism & Futurism

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0:00 Intro _ the Gods of Technology (Deus ex Machina) 3:56 Part 1: some context _ the capitalist trap, double binds, and looking for an escape, reality vs. abstraction 11:27 Part 2: the futurists_ from industrialization to deregulation to cyberspace, 1909 manifesto, praise machines and war, but scorn for women 17:41 Part 3: the accelerationists _ the 2008 crash, bailout, failures and no foreseeable changes, humans slow down tech progress, we have lost imagination and are dying anyway 23:33 Part 4: the death drive and the implications, breaking the machine, following capital 29:54 Outro _ next episode on Malign Velocities by Benjamin Noys

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A convoluted romp from 1909 to 2008: the Italian futurism war machine and speed worship into the Accelerationists cyber-dream of progress through technology beyond the limits of capital. One pesky problem: humanity, with its slow flesh and bothersome morals, is slowing us down.

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