Malign Velocities (Accelerationism)

from let's THiNK about it · host ryder richards

0:00 Introduction to this episode. 1:53 In 1879 there was a horrible train wreck: the promise and cost of technology 4:27 A cautionary tale about the influence of the machine on communism. 6:53 What is the frame of Capitalism? (Marxism into desire) 12:17 The problem with capitalism is not just the machinery, but also our social and libidinal economy. 15:04 Our desires are shaped by society, work, and culture, which are not easily overthrown altogether. 17:52 How do you manifest the spirit of man at his boldest while denying him his rude desires? 23:33 Accelerationism as a “sadistic” approach to crisis: rush towards death. 25:49 Barbarism is the only way to get to socialism: nihilism of values. 27:53 Accelerationism grasps misery: The world of work is confronted as one of future horror.

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A deeper dive into accelerationism, jumping from Marx and labor automation to the libidinal economy, joy in pain, the value of poop, and sex as work in the machinic future. There are good reasons to accelerate beyond our current state, but Walter Benjamin advises using the "emergency brake" instead of blindly rushing into the unknown. Drawn primarily from Benjamin Noys "Malign Velocities" there are also references to "#Accelerate" and Lyotard, Bataille, Deleuze & Guatarri, and Godard's "Weekend."

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