,HI<LY ,D]IVATIVE3 ,ACCEL]ATIONISM'S ,9ABILITY TO ,MAKE A ,CLEAN ,BREAK 
,REVIEW ( ,! ,MANIFE/O ,= ,ACCEL]ATIONI/ ,POLITICS & ,! ,ACCEL]ATIONI/ ,READ] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE'S AN 9CREAS+ S5SE ( CRISIS 9 ! F> LEFT TODAY4 ,HAV+ LA%$ ITSELF TO AN IMPLICIT PRIMITIVISM OV] ! C\RSE ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY N[ ?AT ?AT %IP IS S9K+ MU* ( ! LEFT IS DESP]ATELY LOOK+ = A WAY (F4 

,! ,MANIFE/O = AN ,ACCEL]ATIONI/ ,POLITICS BY ,ALEX ,WILLIAMS & ,NICK ,SRNICEK IS ONE ( A NUMB] ( REC5T ATTEMPTS BY ?OSE RESI/+ CAPITAL TO FREE !MSELVES FROM ?IS DEADWEI<T & *>T A C\RSE =W>D ?AT IS ACTUALLY -- 9 ITS WORDS -- 0AT EASE ) A MOD]NITY ( AB/RACTION1 COMPLEXITY1 GLOBALITY1 & TE*NOLOGY40 ,:ILE L>GELY FAIL+ TO DRAW ATT5TION FROM ON-!-/REETS RADICALS1 ! ,M,A,P HAS /ILL EM]G$ AS A SIGNIFICANT DOCUM5T = A C]TA9 SET ( 'ANTI-ACADEMIC' ACADEMICS ) CA*ET 9 RADICAL CIRCLES4 ,& 9 MANY RESPECTS ?IS ,LEFT ,ACCEL]ATIONI/ PROJECT HAS BR\<T A MU* NE$$ GU/ ( SANITY4 ,A VOICE F9ALLY CALL+ \T ! EMP]OR'S NUDITY :5 IT COMES TO ! ABSURDLY LAZY & SWEEP+ DISMISSALS ?AT HAVE GR[N POPUL> 9 ! LEFT4 ,AS ,! ,ACCEL]ATIONI/ ,READ]1 PUBLI%$ A YE> LAT]1 PUT IT1 

,HEGEMONIC NEOLIB]ALISM CLAIMS !RE IS NO ALT]NATIVE1 & E/ABLI%$ ,LEFT POLITICAL ?9K+1 C>EFUL TO DESI/ FROM ,5LI<T5M5T 0GR& N>RATIVES01 W>Y ( ANY TRUCK ) A TE*NOLOGICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE TA9T$ BY CAPITAL1 & ALL]GIC TO AN 5TIRE CIVILIZATIONAL H]ITAGE ?AT IT LUMPS TOGE!R & DISC>DS AS 09/RUM5TAL ?9K+01 PAT5TLY FAILS TO (F] ! ALT]NATIVE IT 9SI/S MU/ BE POSSIBLE4 

,HAV+ LONG AGO REJECT$ ! DISCONNECT$ D9OSAURS ( MASS POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1 ! F> LEFT HAS 9CREAS+LY ACCEPT$ AS ! ONLY ALT]NATIVE A RETREAT TO ! WILLFUL DISCONNECT ( REACTION>Y LOCALISMS4 ,BUT BO? DIRECTIONS >E EFFECTIVELY *>ACT]IZ$ BY A TURN AWAY FROM ! FUTURE &1 9CREAS+LY1 FROM ALL =W>D-SEEK+ & PA?-F9D+ VIGILANCE4 ,AS A RESULT ! LEFT AS A :OLE HAS GR[N 9 MANY RESPECTS CONFUS$1 EV5 TRAUMATIZ$1 BY \R *ANG+ WORLD4 ,TODAY IT (T5 APPE>S CONF9$ TO JU/ PRETTY+ UP ! WALLS ( ITS PRISON CELL & PRET5D+ ?AT HAV+ 0NO FUTURE0 WAS TOTALLY ITS PLAN 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,:AT LITTLE RESI/ANCE IT /ILL (F]S HAS %RUNK D[N TO M]E REJECTION1 A RITUALIZ$ & EMPTY SUSPICION ?AT (T5 DEFAULTS ON VIEW+ ! HI/ORY /ILL BE=E US AS MORE ( A /ORM TO BE WEA!R$ ?AN SOME?+ TO BE DET]M9$4 ,! RESULT+ 9SUL> DEA? SPIRAL HAS BE5 L>GELY *>ACT]IZ$ BY ATTEMPTS TO RECAPTURE S5SATIONS & ES!TIC TRAPP+S ?R\< 0REACTION>Y OBSESSIONS ) PURITY1 HUMILITY1 & S5TIM5TAL ATTA*M5T TO ! P]SONALLY GRATIFY+ RITUALS ( CRITIQUE & PROTE/ & !IR BRITTLE & FLEET+ =MS ( COLLECTIVITY40 7IBID7 

,BUT -- AS ! 9T]NET HAS COME TO SATURATE \R EV]YDAY LIFE -- ! LEFT'S HOLD\TS HAVE F9ALLY BE5 DRAGG$ 9TO A WORLD ?AT HAS L>GELY ADVANC$ )\T !M4 ,WITNESS ! FRANTIC ATTEMPTS TO CAT* UP TO ALL ?IS TE*NOLOGY /UFF2 TO ASSURE EV]YONE ?AT !RE'S NO?+ P>ADIGM-SMA%+ 9 ! LA/ C5TURY ( SCI5TIFIC DISCOV]IES1 OR ?AT ONE %\LD BASICALLY BE ABLE TO GET BY ) SOME CLIFFNOTES4 ,FREQU5TLY ?IS IS PHRAS$ 9 T]MS ( 0CYB]NETICS0 -- ! EY]OLL-DES]V+ WAY A C]TA9 BR& ( LEFTI/ TRIES TO DISMISSIVELY WRAP UP ALL ! COMPUT] SCI5CE1 NEUROSCI5CE1 GAME !ORY1 ETC 7IE VIRTUALLY EV]Y ADVANCE 9 SCI5TIFIC P>ADIGMS S9CE ! #eS7 !Y W]5'T AL]T$ TO 9 !IR UND]GRAD C\RSES4 ,NOTE1 = 9/ANCE1 ,TIQQUN'S W+NUTTY MELTD[N AB\T VITALISM OR ! ,9VISIBLE ,COMMITTEE'S BELAT$ CONCESSION 9 0,TO ,\R ,FRI5DS0 ?AT MAYBE !Y DO NE$ TO UND]/& ALL ?IS TE*NOLOGY /UFF1 AS WELL AS !IR DEEPLY EMB>RASS+ 7= ALL P>TIES7 ATTEMPT TO LECTURE HACK]S AT ! #c#a/ ,*AOS ,COMMUNICATIONS ,CONGRESS4 

,= AN>*I/S IT'S WOR? WAT*+ !SE SPASMS BECAUSE ?IS MOM5T ( RECONFIGURATION WILL SET ! /AGE = :ATEV] NEW METAMORPHOSES >E AHEAD ( ! LEFT4 ,CAN IT RE9V5T & FREE ITSELF FROM A NIHILI/ VS4 ORGANIZATIONALI/ QUAGMIRE8 ,CAN IT 9TEGRATE ! 9SI<TS ( ! LA/ C5TURY & NOT ONLY ADAPT TO \R PRES5T L&SCAPE BUT RE/RUCTURE ITSELF TO BLAZE A PA? =W>D ?R\< ALL ! COMPLEXITIES & *ANG+ CONTEXTS /ILL BE=E US8 ,CAN ANY?+ BE SALVAG$ FROM ! NON-AN>*I/ LEFT8 

,SADLY 9 ! CASE ( ,ACCEL]ATIONISM IT APPE>S WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP WAIT+ = AN ANSW]4 ,?IS M9OR ACADEMIC FAD MAY F9ALLY OP5 SOME W9D[S BUT ! 0FRE% AIR0 IT BR+S IS ?ICK ) ! DU/ ( CORPSES4 

,9 ITS V]Y BE/ MOM5TS ?IS ,ACCL]ATIONISM SAYS EXACTLY :AT AN>*O-TRAN%UMANI/S & VIRTUALLY EV]YONE ELSE ) ANY DIRECT KN[L$GE ( ! SITUATION HAVE LONG >GU$1 0,\R TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T IS BE+ SUPPRESS$ BY CAPITALISM AS MU* AS IT HAS BE5 UNLEA%$4 444 !SE CAPACITIES CAN & %\LD BE LET LOOSE BY MOV+ BEYOND ! LIMITATIONS IMPOS$ BY CAPITALI/ SOCIETY40 

,BUT ?IS MU* %\LD H>DLY W>RANT PRAISE & ,ACCEL]ATIONISM'S DIRECT FAIL+S >E F> MORE CONC]N+3 ,FIR/LY1 IT FAILS TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE ! ROOT =CES DRIV+ PROGRESS )9 SOCIETY TODAY AS IMM$IATELY LIB]ATORY & ?US IT POSES A FALSE OR CONFUS$ T5SION :]EBY 0! BAD0 MU/ BE 9T5SIFI$ = PROGRESS TO BE MADE -- :5 9 FACT :AT MU/ BE 9T5SIFI$ IS ! ALREADY PRES5T GOOD1 ONCE ACCURATELY ID5TIFI$1 AS WELL AS ! /AKES4 ,SECOND1 IT TRIES TO SNEAK 9 ALONGSIDE ! REPUDIATION ( LOCALISM A REPUDIATION ( ! BOTTOM-UP 7AS IF ?OSE W]E REMOTELY EQUIVAL5T71 & 9 SO DO+ REVEALS ITSELF AS M]ELY ! LATE/ C>RI] = A SORT ( LEFT-LIB]AL ACADEMIC ELITE ?AT DESPISES DEC5TRALIZATION & HUNG]S = A RETURN TO A CONTEXT :]E !Y CAN ONCE AGA9 RULE AS DE FACTO TE*NOCRATS4 

,ACCEL]ATIONISM IS AN OLD SLUR 9 C]TA9 CIRCLES & OBVI\SLY ANY USE ( ! T]M ITSELF ASSUMES ?AT SOME?+ MU/ BE 0ACCEL]AT$10 BUT FROM :AT ,I'VE SE5 ! 0LEFT ACCEL]ATIONISM0 H]ALD$ BY ! ,M,A,P HAS NOT YET BE5 P>TICUL>LY CLE> OR SETTL$ ON :AT ?AT IS -- \TSIDE ( SOME SWEEP+ AB/RACT & IMPRESSIONI/IC LANGUAGE4 ,& IT RA!R /EADFA/LY AVOIDS GRAPPL+ ) ANY REAL P>TICUL>S 9 H[ ?IS IS ALL SUPPOS$ TO WORK \T4 

,9 CONTRA/1 ACCEL]ATIONISM1 MAK+ A DIFF]5T ANALYSIS ( ! AMBIVAL5T =CES AT WORK 9 CAPITAL1 WILL 9SI/ ON ! CONT9U+ DYNAMISM & TRANS=MATION ( ! HUMAN WR\<T BY ! UNLEA%+ ( PRODUCTIVE =CES1 >GU+ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO ALIGN ) !IR REVOLUTION>Y =CE BUT AGA9/ DOME/ICATION1 & 9DE$ ?AT ! ONLY WAY 0\T0 IS TO PLUNGE FUR!R 9 

,IT'S EASY TO READ ?IS 9 A V]Y POSITIVE S5SE1 BUT ! LANGUAGE IS WORRY+LY BROAD4 ,:ILE IT W\LD BE NICE TO KN[ JU/ :AT DIRECTION 9W>D 090 D5OTES1 A HELL ( A LOT MORE TURNS ON ! USE ( QUOTES >\ND 0\T04 ,:AT EXACTLY IS BE+ SET AS ! ?+S WE'RE TRY+ TO ESCAPE8 ,& TO :AT DEGREE >E WE S]I\S AB\T ?IS8 ,ONE SUSPECTS ! LACK ( CL>ITY IS 9T5TIONAL1 A RHETORICAL MOVE TO PULL PEOPLE 9 )\T ACTUALLY COMMITT+ TO A P]SPECTIVE4 ,BUT 9 PRACTICE :AT ?IS HAS ACCOMPLI%$ IS ALL[ FOLKS LIKE ,B5JAM9 ,NOYS TO *>ACT]IZE ! POSITION AS A DEM& TO 0WORK MORE1 PRODUCE MORE1 & CONSUME MORE40 

,EV5 /ILL ,LEFT ,ACCEL]ATIONI/S HAVE REMA9$ LOA! TO ACTUALLY TACKLE ! DETAILS OR PROVIDE SUB/ANCE4 ,& :5 !Y DO SW+ NE> :AT ?IS PROCESS W\LD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE !Y SOMETIMES 5D UP CONFIRM+ EV]YONE'S FE>S3 AN EV] DEEP] DISPOSSESSION LEAD+ TO SOME K9D ( BREAK+ PO9T4 ,9 O!R WORDS PRECISELY ! WELL-WORN POSITION ( 0MAKE ?+S WORSE UNTIL !Y BREAK0 ?AT WE ALL KN[ HAS TOTALLY WORK$ ?R\<\T HI/ORY LIKE :5 ,CONGOLESE VILLAG]S W]E HAV+ !IR H&S MA*ET$ (F & SLAU<T]$ 9 ! MILLIONS BY ,BELGIAN TASK MA/]S4 ,! /RATEGY TO PU% CAPITALISM & ! EFFECTS ( IT TO BECOME EV] MORE VISIBLE & OBVI\SLY REJECTABLE -- TO RAISE CONSCI\SNESS ?R\< IMMIS]ATIONS -- IS SOME 0,PUNX 9 ,HUMM]S0 %IT & IS H>DLY NEW OR A H]ESY1 BUT A BANALITY4 ,A P>TICUL>LY C>DBO>D 5TRY 9 ! GR& OLD TRADITION ( LEFTI/S 9CAPABLE ( CONCEIV+ ( ANY MOTIVATION SAVE ! APOCALYPTIC4 

,( C\RSE NOT EV]Y ,ACCEL]ATIONI/ WRIT] MAKES ! MI/AKE ( 5GAG+ ALL TOO CLOSELY ) :AT EXACTLY ! PROCESS TO BE ACCEL]AT$ IS4 ,& SOME SAY QUITE ANODYNE ?+S4 ,! ,M,A,P PUT ITS MO/ EXPLICIT FOCUS ON TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T1 :I*1 SURE1 GREAT6 ,AL?\< ,I %\LD NOTE ?AT PRES5TLY ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATION & CREATIVITY IS ALREADY >IS+ \TSIDE ! 9CREAS+LY TI<T %ACKLES ( CAPITALISM4 ,& ,I'M NOT SURE ?AT DEEP5+ ?IS BY SAY ORGANIZ+ & EMP[]+ RON9 ,PH,DS & AUTODIDACTS ?R\< HACK]SPACES & RADICAL C5T]S >\ND ! WORLD REALLY REFLECTS ANY?+ LIKE ! NOTION ?AT 0! WAY \T IS ?R\<04 

,BUT BY ! TIME ! ,ACCEL]ATIONI/ READ] CAME \T ! FOCUS HAD BROAD5$ TO 0ACCEL]ATE .<CAPITALISM'S.> UPROOT+1 ALI5AT+1 DECOD+1 AB/RACTIVE T5D5CIES40 ,AT BE/ ?IS SORT ( H&WAVEY LANGUAGE SOMETIMES BOILS D[N TO NO?+ MORE ?AN APPEALS = MORE RATIONALITY & /RATEGY -- :I* IT MU/ BE ADMITT$ SADLY QUALIFIES AS A REVOLUTION>Y POSITION4 ,BUT !RE'S GOOD REASON TO BE SUSPICI\S ( ! HAZY & SWEEP+ LANGUAGE1 AS WELL AS ! *OOS+ ( T]MS ) TRADITIONALLY NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS4 ,ACCEL]ATIONISM HAS HI/ORICALLY MEANT DEEP5+ ! HORRORS ( CAPITALISM UNTIL A BREAK+ PO9T WAS REA*$ & ?IS HAS RA!R 9ESCAPABLY C5T]$ ALL O!R 0,ACCEL]ATIONISMS0 >\ND ?AT P]SPECTIVE4 ,:ATEV] O!R >GUM5TS FOLKS WANT TO MAKE1 ?IS ASSOCIATION ) 0MAKE ?+S WORSE0 HAS BE5 ! PRIM>Y L5S ?R\< :I* ,ACCEL]ATIONISM HAS BE5 APPROA*$ & SITS AT ! CORE ( NE>LY ALL DISC\RSE ON IT4 

,SU* A FRAM+ H>DLY REPRES5TS A CLEAN BREAK ) ! PRIMITIVI/ ROT ( ! LEFT4 ,AN 5?USIA/IC EMBRACE ( RATIONALITY1 SCI5TIFIC R$UCTIONISM1 /RATEGY1 & TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T -- 9 %ORT ! BRI<TE/ EXPRESSIONS ( \R CREATIVITY1 VIGILANCE1 & AG5CY -- %\LD H>DLY HAVE TO BE POS$ AS 0MAK+ ?+S WORSE BE=E !Y CAN GET BETT]40 

,ONE ( ! KEYS H]E IS ?AT ,ACCEL]ATIONISM RETA9S ! SAME T5D5CY T[>DS DISMISSIVE LUMP+ FAM\SLY AT PLAY 9 0CIVILIZATION0 )9 !IR [N USE ( 0CAPITALISM40 

,BUT 0CAPITALISM0 -- 9 ! S5SE ( MACROSCOPIC T5D5CIES ( CAPITAL ACCUMULATION1 NORMALIZ$ WAGE LABOR & ATT5DANT DYNAMICS -- IS IF ANY?+ RADICALLY OPPOS$ TO 9NOVATION & MEAN+FUL GR[?4 ,IT'S NOT A MATT] ( CAPITALISM HAV+ 9T]NAL CONTRADICTIONS SO MU* AS CAPITALISM & ! M>KET BE+ RADICALLY DIFF]5T CREATURES4 ,! ACCUMULATIVE & C5TRALIZ+ T5D5CY ( CAPITALISM IS ONLY ONE =CE AMONG MANY AT PLAY 9 \R SOCIETY1 & IT IS 9 NO WAY 9H]5TLY EM]G5T FROM ! MICRODYNAMICS ( EX*ANGE4 ,YET ,ACCEL]ATIONISM 9H]ITS ! ,M>XI/ -- :I* WE MI<T CALL ! PROTO-PRIMITIVI/ S9CE ! ONE SO CLE>LY DESC5DS FROM ! O!R -- T5D5CY TO SWEEP+LY *>ACT]IZE ! 5TIRETY ( EXI/+ SOCIETY AS A S+LE BEA/ ( TI<TLY 9TEGRAL P>TS & A TELEOLOGICAL >C RA!R ?AN A MESSY BATTLEFIELD4 

,?IS BLI!LY ANTI-R$UCTIONI/ T5D5CY ?AT PREF]S LOOSE IMPRESSIONS TO RADICAL ANALYSIS IS P]HAPS ! MO/ NOXI\S *>ACT]I/IC ( AN 9SUL> BR& ( ACADEMICS 9 ! HUMANITIES TO :I* ,M>XISM FL$ :5 IT C\LDN'T PUT UP A FI<T ANY:]E ELSE4 ,AN ACADEMIC GRAVEY>D ALL ! COOL KIDS N[ HANG \T 94 ,IT HAS LONG BE5 SYMPA!TIC TO ! >I/OCRACY'S PRIMITIVI/ 9CL9ATIONS4 ,LIKE ALL ABUSIVE ECOSY/EMS ( P[] ?IS ACADEMIC 5CLAVE IS DEEPLY HO/ILE TO ANY H9T ( CLEANS+ OBJECTIVITY OR CL>ITY ?AT MI<T LEAVE NO ROOM = ! GASLI<T+ & /RATEGIC-NONCOMMUNICATION ?AT UND]P9S P[] DYNAMICS4 ,IT WANTS ANY?+ BUT FIRM & UNIV]SALLY ACCESSIBLE GR\ND = ! DIS5FRAN*IZ$1 MU* LESS ! DISSOLUTION ( ! V>I\S SC>CITIES ( 9=MATION ?AT PROVIDE A LADD] = SOCIAL HI]>*IES4 ,PRIMITIVISM IS1 AT ROOT1 AN IDEOLOGY ?AT EMBRACES ! MY/ICISM SO /RONGLY EM]G5T 9 ! LA/ C5TURY ( ,M>XI/ ACADEMIA4 

,ANY CLEAN BREAK ) PRIMITIVISM MU/ !N 9CLUDE A BREAK ) !SE MON/]S ( OBSCURANTISM & ANTI-R$UCTIONISM1 & YET ,ACCEL]ATIONISM DUCKS ITS HEAD 9 SUBMISSION TO MANY ( !IR ROTT5 ASSUMPTIONS1 IMPLICITLY PA9T+ RATIONALITY AS SOME?+ P>TIALLY NEGATIVE ?AT WE MU/ NEV]!LESS EMBRACE OR PU% ?R\<4 ,! LANGUAGE ( MOD]N ACCEL]ATIONI/S IS P]SI/5TLY IMPLICITLY APOLOGETIC1 US+ DI/URB+ WORD+S = ?+S ?AT %\LD BE EMPHATICALLY POSITIVE3 

! ONLY RADICAL POLITICAL RESPONSE TO CAPITALISM IS NOT TO PROTE/1 DISRUPT OR CRITIQUE 444 BUT TO ACCEL]ATE ITS UPROOT+1 ALI5AT+1 DECOD+1 AB/RACTIVE T5D5CIES 

,MO/ IRRITAT+LY & =EBOD+LY ! ACCEL]ATIONI/ SAYS 0WE %\LD EMBRACE SCI5CE & RATIONALITY0 )\T EV] REALLY BO!R+ TO ACTUALLY MAK+ AN >GUM5T = :Y4 ,DESPITE COM+ FROM A CONTEXT 9 :I* BO? >E WIDELY DEMONIZ$6 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE IT SEEMS LIKE ONE IS EI!R SUPPOS$ TO EMBRACE SCI5CE & RATIONALITY = NO GOOD REASON :ATSOEV] -- AS A MATT] ( SITUATIONAL EXP$I5CY OR R&OM QUIRK OR BECAUSE IT'S N[ FA%IONABLE -- OR ONE IS REVEAL$ TO HAVE BE5 WAIT+ ALL ALONG = SOME K9D ( ALL[ANCE4 ,& IF ! LATT] !N ! QUE/ION BECOMES IF ONE WAS ALREADY P]SUAD$ :Y DID ONE NE$ AN EXCUSE8 ,!RE >E C]TA9LY GOOD >GUM5TS = AN 5?USIA/IC EMBRACE ( SCI5CE & RATIONALITY1 SO ?IS K9D ( TIMIDITY IS DI/URB+4 ,IT'S A LOT LIKE F9D+ A CULT SURVIVOR HESITANTLY & FL9*+LY SUGGE/+ ?AT 0MAYBE1 K9DA SORTA IT'S NOT ACTUALLY GOOD1 P]HAPS MAYBE TO EAT BABIES4 SOMETIMES40 ,SURE Y\ CAN AGREE ) !M ?AT EAT+ BABIES IS BAD1 BUT ! MA9 RESULT ( !IR D5UNCIATION %\LD BE AN 9CL9ATION TO KEEP Y\R EYES ON !M >\ND NURS]IES4 

,( C\RSE ONE CAN BE MORE *>ITABLE4 ,& !RE >E MOM5TS 9 :I* ONE JU/ WANTS TO H& SOME AN>*I/ ECONOMICS TO ! POOR MALN\RI%$ ACADEMICS BR\<T UP 9 ! ,M>XI/ TRADITION4 ,AFT] ALL IT'S EASY TO SALVAGE ! ANTI-O$IPAL LANGUAGE BY DI/+UI%+ DET]RITORIALIZATION 9 T]MS ( M>KET =CES & RET]RITORIALIZATION 9 T]MS ( CAPITALI/ =CES4 ,( C\RSE ,DELEUZE & ,GUATT>I EFFECTIVELY TOOK !M AS P>T ( AN 9TEGRAL :OLE1 BUT ?IS IS BO? TRUE & NOT TRUE4 ,NOT ONLY DO CAPITALISM & M>KETS REFLECT DRAMATICALLY DIFF]5T UND]LY+ CONCEPTS & DYNAMICS1 BUT 9 ! REAL EXI/+ WORLD !Y >E (T5 SEP>ABLE DYNAMICS OR 9 S]I\S CONFLICT4 ,!RE >E C]TA9LY WAYS 9 :I* ! LIB]ATORY M>KET =CES >E /RUCTURALLY H>NESS$ -- AS A K9D ( LIQUID FUEL 9 ! 5G9E ( /ATE_/CAPITALI/ P[]4 ,BUT !RE >E O!R RESPECTS 9 :I* ! SITUATION IS F> LESS SOLID OR RESOLV$1 9 :I* ONE =CE IS NOT CO-OPT$ & 5SLAV$ BY ! O!R1 BUT 9 :I* !Y >E OR?OGONAL PROCESSES OR AT W> ) EA* O!R4 

,EXP&$ BEYOND JU/ :AT M>KET AN>*I/S T]M ! 0M>KET0 TO MORE EXPANSIVE ?+S LIKE SCI5CE & RATIONALITY1 SU* DET]RITORIALIZ+ FL[S CAN BE SE5 AS ! EM]G5CE ( A HIVE M9D -- ( M9DS /RA9+ TO POKE MORE HOLES ?R\< ! WALLS ( ! CAGES ?AT KEEP !M LOCALIZ$ 9TO A MORE FLUID CONNECTION OR BL5D+4 ,9 :I* CONTEXT TRADITIONS1 CULTURES1 & O!R MEMETIC CRUFT >E REJECT$ AS OSSIFIY+1 FOSSILIZ+ IMPOSITIONS UPON SOCIETY JU/ AS !Y >E UPON AN 9DIVIDUAL'S M9D4 

,I'M C]TA9LY A FAN ( ! FLUIDIC METAPHORS ?IS DISC\RSE PROVIDES4 ,BUT ?AT'S BECAUSE SU* BETT] REFLECT ! COMPLEXITIES AT PLAY4 ,& ?AT REALLY IS ! OP]ABLE WORD MISS+ FROM ?IS DISC\RSE4 ,! MO/ IMPORTANT GUIDES & CON/RA9TS 9 !SE PROCESSES >E 9=MATION !ORETICAL4 

,:5 ! ,M,A,P ASS]TS1 

,WE MAY BE MOV+ FA/1 BUT ONLY )9 A /RICTLY DEF9$ SET ( CAPITALI/ P>AMET]S ?AT !MSELVES NEV] WAV]4 ,WE EXP]I5CE ONLY ! 9CREAS+ SPE$ ( A LOCAL HORIZON1 A SIMPLE BRA9-DEAD ONRU% RA!R ?AN AN ACCEL]ATION :I* IS ALSO NAVIGATIONAL1 AN EXP]IM5TAL PROCESS ( DISCOV]Y )9 A UNIV]SAL SPACE ( POSSIBILITY4 

,Y\ CAN TELL !Y'RE FLAIL+ = SOME CRITICAL DI/9CTION DI/9CTION4 ,!Y'RE EXPLICITLY DIT*+ ! CONCRETE DEF9ITION ( ACCEL]ATION 9 T]MS ( ! SECOND D]IVATIVE ( MOTION ?AT MORE CLOSELY MAT*ES ! SUBJECT ( ,NICK ,L&'S PROJECT1 & LETT+ ! T]M BLE$ \T 9TO A V]Y LOOSE & EVOCATIVE NOTION4 

,BUT ?IS LOSES SI<T ( ! MA9 ISSUE1 COMPLEXITY4 ,WE %\LD C]TA9LY BE PROACTIVELY CONSCI\S & VIGILANT 9 \R EXPLORATION & AG5CY 9 /RUGGLE1 BUT !SE >E NOT P>TICUL>LY 9SI<TFUL DI/9CTIONS4 ,SURE WE CAN ACT 9 SPECIFIC CONSCI\S WAYS TO BETT] FUR!R & DIRECT ! SOCIAL S+UL>ITY WE'RE ALL P>TICIPAT+ )91 BUT IT IS NONE!LESS HAPP5+4 

,& IT IS ?IS GLOBAL FE$BACK+ CULTURAL1 MEMETIC & 9TELLECTUAL COMPLEXITY AT ! CORE ( \R EXP]I5CE ( ! 9T]NET ]A ?AT IS ( MO/ REVOLUTION>Y IMPORT4 ,A REALITY ACCEL]ATIONISM IGNORES ALMO/ 5TIRELY4 

,! ,M,A,P DECL>ES ?AT 0:AT CAPITALI/ SPE$ DET]RITORIALIZES ) ONE H&1 IT RET]RITORIALIZES ) ! O!R4 ,PROGRESS BECOMES CON/RA9$ )9 A FRAMEWORK ( SURPLUS VALUE1 A RES]VE >MY ( LABOR1 & FREE-FLOAT+ CAPITAL40 ,BUT CAPITALISM IS DECID$LY NOT SUCCE$+ AT RET]RITORIALIZ+4 ,! COMPLEXITIES ( \R WORLD >E GR[+ EV] MORE \T ( CONTROL4 ,P>TIALLY 9 ! S5SE ( A SOCIAL-TE*NICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE ?AT IS BE+ MONKEY-PAT*$ & EXP&$ UPON 9 GREAT] DEP? BY AN>*I/ HACK]S FA/] ?AN ! ,N,S,A CAN KEEP UP1 BUT PRIM>ILY 9 ! S5SE ?AT \R P]CEPTION ( ! WORLD HAS CATALYZ$ 9TO A FE$BACK LOOP ( AW>5ESS & NUANCE ?AT IS /RA9+ ! 9H]5TLY RIGID /RUCTURES & ME*ANISMS ( P[]4 ,IT IS H]E ?AT AN>*I/S & TRAN%UMANI/S HAVE ID5TIFI$ ! MO/ F]TILE PO9T ( PRESSURE4 

,9 ! SAME S5SE ?AT !RE >E 9ESCAPABLE MAT]IAL REALITIES ?AT CON/RA9 & P>TIALLY DET]M9E SOCIAL DYNAMICS1 !RE >E ALSO 9ESCAPABLE COMPUTATIONAL REALITIES4 ,& ?IS IS 9 NO SMALL P>T :Y ! M>KET HAS BE5 SE5 BY AN EXPLOSION ( 9T]E/ FROM RADICALS S9CE ! E>LY #gS AS A CRITICAL COMPON5T ( ! FI<T AGA9/ P[]4 

,M>XI/S HAVE /RUGGL$ DEEPLY ) ?IS 9ESCAPABLE REALITY S9CE ,HAYEK & ! DEFAULT REFLEX HAS BECOME TO ?R[ AWAY ALL ( 0CYB]NETICS0 AS A TA9T$ IDEOLOGICAL PSEUDOSCI5CE4 ,BUT IF ! MORE RATIONAL PRIMITIVI/S >E RI<T TO HI<LI<T ! FUNDAM5TAL CON/RA9TS PLAC$ ON SOCIETIES BY DYNAMICS ( 5]GY1 LIB]T>IANS >E ALSO RI<T TO LOOK TO ! FUNDAM5TAL CON/RA9TS PLAC$ ON SOCIETIES BY COMPUT] SCI5CE4 ,BO? >E MATT]S ( PHYSICS4 ,& JU/ AS Y\ CAN'T %UFFLE >\ND C>BON CO/S & PRET5D TO HAVE ]AS$ !M1 Y\ CAN'T SIMPLY %UFFLE >\ND MATT]S ( 9=MATION & CALCULATION & PRET5D !Y'RE NO LONG] A PROBLEM4 

,A PROJECT SEEK+ TO MAKE A CLEAN BREAK ) ! IRRATIONAL PRIMITIVISM ( ! LEFT %\LD DAMN WELL TACKLE ! WAY IT HAS SY/EMATICALLY DISREG>D$ COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY1 MU* LESS ITS FAILURE TO /EP UP & ACTUALLY EMBRACE AN ANALYSIS GR\ND$ 9 SU*4 ,! LEFT HAS RA!R -- ) ITS DEEP5+ CORRUPTION BY ! PRIMITIVISM ALWAYS LURK+ )9 IT -- EMBRAC$ SIMPLICITY4 ,ITS MANAG]IAL T5D5CIES MAK+ A P]FECT SYN!SIS ) ! PRIMITIVI/ AV]SION TO 9TELLECTUAL VIGILANCE 70WE TRI$ ?9K+_/TE*NOLOGY BE=E & LOOK AT :]E ?AT GOT US074 ,AGA9 & AGA9 SY/EMS >E CRITIQU$ 9 T]MS ( BE+ 0TOO COMPLEX0 TO UND]/&_/CONTROL1 (T5 :ILE SIMULTANE\SLY D]ID$ AS ME*ANICAL RA!R ?AN ORGANIC4 ,BUT ! ONLY SUB/ANTIVE DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! ME*ANICAL & ! ORGANIC IS ONE ( FLUIDIC COMPLEXITY4 ,DOES IT MAKE S5SE TO 9VEI< AGA9/ ! BIOSPH]E = BE+ 0TOO COMPLEX & TOO H>D TO 5TIRELY UND]/& & CONTROL08 ,( C\RSE NOT4 ,& YET ! MORE ORGANIC1 ! MORE COMPLEX & FLUIDIC ! M>KET1 \R TE*NOLOGIES OR \R CULTURE HAVE GOTT51 ! MORE CONNIPTIONS ,M>XI/ !ORI/S HAVE GONE 9TO4 ,WE %\LD BE DEEP5+ ! VIBRANT1 RI*1 LU% COMPLEXITIES ( HUMAN 9T]RELATION 9 ! 9T]NET ]A1 NOT JU/ BECAUSE AS WE DO ?IS P[] /RUCTURES LIKE ! /ATE & SILICON VALLEY TE* GIANTS FALT] & F9D !MSELVES LESS & LESS CAPABLE ( CONTROL1 BUT BECAUSE SU* COMPLEXITY IS 9EXTRICABLY TI$ TO EXPRESSIONS & EXP]I5CES ( LIB]ATION4 

,TO UNLEA% ! FL[S ( LIB]AT$ DESIRE 9 \R DISC\RSE1 ECONOMICS1 ETC IS NOT TO TURN 9TO ?AT :I* IS T]RIBLE & D\BLE D[N1 BUT TO RESI/ IT4 

,LIKE ! T5TATIVE CULT SURVIVOR1 ,ACCEL]ATIONI/S >E ALWAYS MAK+ ! EXCUSE ?AT 0!RE IS NO ESCAPE40 ,BUT ! TRU? IS !RE MAY V]Y WELL BE AN ESCAPE FROM ! PRES5T SITUATION 9 LOCALI/1 LUDDITE1 OR ANTI-RATIONALI/ T]MS1 & ?AT ESCAPE T[>DS PRIMITIVISM IS :AT P[] WANTS4 

,! NEOLIB]AL FOCUS ON CRISIS & CAPITALISM'S 9CREAS+ APPEALS TO IT AS A WAY TO FLATT5 & R$UCE ! COMPLEXITY ( SOCIETY IS V]Y MU* ( ?IS VE94 ,:5 ! NORMAL MODES ( MANAGEM5T HAVE BECOME UNT5ABLE P[] FREQU5TLY FALLS BACK ON JU/ LOBB+ NUKES AT ITS [N POPULACE 9 HOPES ?AT APOCALYPTIC DE/RUCTION WILL BR+ ! SITUATION D[N TO SOME?+ MORE MANAGEABLE ONCE AGA94 

,:AT WE >E 9 FACT SEE+1 ) ! GRADUAL DEMISE ( PRIMITIVISM1 IS ! RABID TURN+ ( CAPITAL & ! /ATE AGA9/ TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATION & 9=MATION TE*NOLOGIES4 ,H5CE ! />K IMAGES ( POLITICIANS & *IEFS ( POLICE CALL+ = ! \TRI<T ABOLITION ( CRYPTOGRAPHY & ! 9T]NET4 ,& !IR HO/ILITY TO ANY GLIMM]+ ( M>KETS FRE$ ( ! *A9S ( CAPITAL IS1 ( C\RSE1 A LONG/&+ TRADITION4 ,P[] ABHORS COMPLEXITY4 

,YET ACCEL]ATIONI/S ( ALL /RIPES %>E A SAD T5D5CY TO WAX BACK 9TO *>ACT]IZ+ ! M>KET & RATIONALITY AS A K9D ( DEA?4 ,?IS BAGGAGE SOREFULLY NE$S TO BE %$ (F4 ,& ! REJECTION OR DELIB]ATE IGNORANCE TO ! CALCULATIONAL PROBLEMS ?AT ! M>KET GR[S FROM -- ! /UBBORN T5D5CY TO CONT9UE PORTRAY+ ! M>KET AS A DEAD 0ME*ANICAL0 ?+ OR AS CREAT+ DEA? RA!R ?AN BE+ FUNDAM5TALLY ORGANIC 9 VIOL5T /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ME*ANICAL DEA? ( CAPITAL -- LEADS TO EMBRAC+ C5TRALIZ$1 OV]LY SIMPLE & 9ORGANIC SOLUTIONS LIKE 0UNIV]SAL 9COME04 ,EV]YONE !SE DAYS %>ES A C]TA9 SYMPA?Y = UNIV]SAL 9COME -- C]TA9LY NO ONE %\LD HAVE TO WORK TO LIVE -- & UNIV]SAL 9COME S*EMES MAY WELL BE AN ALLEVIATIVE RE=M1 BUT TO TACKLE ! >TIFICIAL 7?AT IS TO SAY VIOL5TLY SIMPLE7 SC>CITIES & CAPITAL CONC5TRATIONS ( \R PRES5T HELLSCAPE ?R\< ! IMPOSITION ( EV5 MORE CLUNKY >TIFICE IS A DANG]\S APPROA* TO SAY ! LEA/4 ,& TO *AMPION IT 9EXORABLY LEADS TO AN AU?ORIT>IAN TURN4 

,! ,M,A,P SADLY D\BLES D[N ON ?IS1 EMBRAC+ BO? >TIFICIALLY SIMPLE PRAXIS & AN >TIFICIALLY SIMPLE IMAGE ( CAPITALISM AS AN ATTRACTOR 9 ! PHASE SPACE ( POSSIBLE HUMAN RELATIONS ) NE> UNIV]SAL REA*3 

,WE BELIEVE ?AT ANY PO/-CAPITALISM WILL REQUIRE PO/-CAPITALI/ PLANN+4 ,! FAI? PLAC$ 9 ! IDEA ?AT1 AFT] A REVOLUTION1 ! PEOPLE WILL SPONTANE\SLY CON/ITUTE A NOVEL SOCIOECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT ISN'T SIMPLY A RETURN TO CAPITALISM IS NAIVE AT BE/1 & IGNORANT AT WOR/4 

,WE %\LD ( C\RSE1 AS RADICALS PURSU+ UNCOMPROMIS+ VISIONS ( A BETT] WORLD1 SEEK TO MAP ! POSSIBLE1 TO EXPLORE PA?S =W>D & ALT]NATIVE DYNAMICS1 TO BETT] UND]/& ! LAY ( ! L& & \R OPTIONS1 9 ANY POSSIBLE CONTEXT1 NOT JU/ \R PRES5T ONE4 ,BUT 0PLANN+0 C>RIES ) IT A V]Y SPECIFIC LEGACY ( TEMP] TANTRUMS AGA9/ COMPLEXITY1 ! 5TITL$ $ICTS ( SUPREMELY UNIMAG9ATIVE COMMITTEES4 ,TRULY RADICAL PA?S MU/ BE BLAZ$ FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 NOT FROM ! ,JACOB9 READ+ GR\P ON D[N4 ,PLANN+ ASSUMES A C]TA9 AB\T CONTROL OV] :AT IS POSSIBLE4 ,IT IMPLIES />T+ FROM A BLOCK ( GRANITE & *IPP+ \T A PRE-VISION$ FIGURE1 RA!R ?AN LETT+ ONE'S PA? TO A MORE FUNDAM5TAL GOAL FLUIDLY RESPOND & ADAPT TO :AT IS POSSIBLE4 ,PLANN+ DOES NOT REFLECT A CREATIVE NAVIGATION BUT RA!R ! SAME OLD ,M>XI/ NE$ TO IMPOSE AN >BITR>Y !ORETICAL ORD] RA!R ?AN ACTUALLY DO ANY SORT ( ACTUAL SCI5TIFIC 9QUIRY4 

,I MEAN1 ,I SWE> TO FUCK+ GOD1 ,I'M NOT MAK+ ?IS UP1 ! ,M,A,P ITSELF ACTUALLY POSITIVELY CITES ,CYB]SYN4 ,ONE IS TEMPT$ TO BE *>ITABLE & 5VISION ! LEFT'S DEEP5+ TURN TO PRIMITIVISM OV] ! LA/ FIFTY YE>S AS A K9D ( VISIT TO ,N>NIA1 FROM :I* ! SURVIVORS N[ EM]GE /ILL WE>+ BELL BOTTOMS & WOND]+ :5 D9N] WILL BE S]V$4 ,BUT 9 TRU? !RE IS NO EXCUSE = ?IS K9D ( SCI5CE D5IALISM3 0,?AT BO? ( !SE W]E ULTIMATELY UNSUCCESSFUL CAN BE TRAC$ TO ! POLITICAL & TE*NOLOGICAL CON/RA9TS !SE E>LY CYB]NETICIANS OP]AT$ UND]40 ,I CANNOT FA?OM ! /UDI\S M5TAL LABOR IT MU/ 9VOLVE TO TAKE ?IS EXCUSE S]I\SLY4 ,OR MAYBE 'SUCCESS' IS BE+ MEASUR$ NOT 9 T]MS ( ! RI* & DIV]SE SUBJECTIVE DESIRES ( ACTUAL HUMAN BE+S1 BUT 9 T]MS ( SOME CLUNKY P>AMET]S & MEASUR$ AGA9/ ONE ( ! ZOMBIE CAPITALI/ /ATES CONTEMPORANE\S ) #a#i#gS ,*ILI4 ,I READILY GRANT ?AT A MOD]N ,CYB]SYN MI<T MANAGE TO BUILD A SOCIALISM CAPABLE ( AVOID+ ! MASS />VATIONS ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 BECAUSE ! V>IABLES TO FOOD PRODUCTION >E RELATIVELY SMALL COMP>$ TO ADVANC$ TE*NOLOGIES & HUMAN HUNG] OR NUTRITIONAL NE$S RELATIVELY CON/ANT4 ,BUT REALLY8 ,SU* NOBLE ASPIRATIONS4 

,H[ ,I WI% ,I C\LD REPORT ?AT ! ,M,A,P'S AU?ORIT>IAN TURN WAS LIMIT$ TO WRIT+ DUBI\S ECONOMIC HI/ORICAL FANFIC AB\T ,ALL5DE ON HIS ,/> ,TREK BRIDGE1 BUT ! ,M,A,P MAKES V]Y CLE> ?AT IT WANTS TO *UCK \T ANY?+ RESEMBL+ HORIZONTALISM OR DEC5TRALIZATION ALONGSIDE LOCALISM4 

,SECRECY1 V]TICALITY1 & EXCLUSION ALL HAVE !IR PLACE AS WELL 9 EFFECTIVE POLITICAL ACTION444 ,WE NE$ TO POSIT A COLLECTIVELY CONTROLL$ LEGITIMATE V]TICAL AU?ORITY 9 ADDITION TO DI/RIBUT$ HORIZONTAL =MS ( SOCIALITY1 TO AVOID BECOM+ ! SLAVES ( EI!R A TYRANNICAL TOTALIT>IAN C5TRALISM OR A CAPRICI\S EM]G5T ORD] BEYOND \R CONTROL4 

444,:I* ,I'M SURE WILL TOTALLY WORK BECAUSE AS WE'VE ALREADY E/ABLI%$ ?IS FICTIONAL UNIV]SE RUNS ON MAGIC4 

,IT'S NOT 5TIRELY CLE> :AT'S GO+ ON H]E4 ,>E ! AU?ORS SWALL[+ AT FACE VALUE ! RIDICUL\S CLAIM ?AT ! ONLY AV5UE = ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM OR RESI/+ ! EXPANSION ( /ATE P[] IS A LOCALI/ LUDDISM8 ,>E !Y SOMEH[ MUDDL+ ! EXPANSION ( /ATE P[] ) ! ACCEL]ATION ( FE$BACK+ TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T8 ,:ATEV] ! CASE1 ?IS ANALYSIS IS NO MORE A REJECTION ( ! PRIMITIVI/ IDEOLOGY ?AN DONN+ AN EVIL MU/A*E & JO9+ A FRAKK+ COMPANY MI<T BE4 

,ONE IS LEFT WOND]+ IF ! AU?ORIT>IAN IMPULSE IS ! DRIV+ =CE OR :E!R ! AU?ORS1 AS ACADEMICS1 >E SO DEEPLY TWI/$ BY !IR CLASS /ATUS ?AT :5 PRESS$ = PA?S =W>D !Y CAN IMAG9E NO O!R MEANS ?AN E/ABLI%+ AN 09TELLECTUAL 9FRA/RUCTURE0 OR VANGU>D ELITE -- COMPLETE ) A REQUE/ = GOV]NM5T FUND$ ?9K TANKS1 ,I %IT Y\ NOT -- TO DRIVE IT4 ,IT'S A F>CE ?AT ANYONE MI<T CLAIM TO BE %$D+ (F ! PRIMITIVI/ 9FECTION ( ! #b? C5TURY :ILE NEV] ONCE 5GAG+ ) ! AN>*I/ & N[ 9T]NET-]A DRIVE TO MAKE EV]YONE ! 9TELLECTUALS4 ,YET AGA9 ACCEL]ATIONISM BELIES ! SAME PRIMITIVI/ & /ATI/ T5D5CY TO SUPPRESS COMPLEXITY RA!R ?AN EMBRACE IT4 

,IF1 9DE$1 AS ! ,M,A,P DECL>ES1 0SECT>IANISM IS ! DEA? KNELL ( ! LEFT0 !N ,I SAY WE %\LD HAVE AS MU* ( IT AS POSSIBLE4 ,IF SOME?+ IS TO BE ACCEL]AT$ LET IT PLEASE BE SECT>IANISM4 ,A FRACTAL SECT>IANISM UNTIL ! CORPSE ( ! LEFT IS F9ALLY DISSOLV$ AWAY & AN>*ISM RELEAS$4 ,DEVELOP+ AN ACID /RONG 5\< TO EAT \R [N ROTT5 P[] /RUCTURES HAS ALWAYS BE5 A PR]EQUISITE TO EAT+ CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,ONLY \R SP9ELESS TIMIDITY HAS HELD US BACK4 

,BUT ( C\RSE WE %\LD NOT BE SURPRIS$ BY ,LEFT ,ACCEL]ATIONISM'S EMBRACE ( MANAG]IAL ELITISM1 !IR HI<LY PALPABLE HUNG] = A TE*NOCRACY ( HUMANITIES ACADEMICS4 ,AS ) VIRTUALLY EV]Y DISC\RSE D]IV$ FROM ,M>X1 ! GOAL HAS NEV] BE5 TO ACTUALLY A*IEVE A BETT] WORLD4 

,! T]M ACCEL]ATIONISM HAS A LONG HI/ORY & YET IT HAS ONLY EV] APPE>$ 9 ACADEMIC WRIT+S & NEV] 9 REAL-WORLD APPLICATION4 ,IT IS -- WE MU/ ADDRESS ! ELEPHANT 9 ! ROOM -- FUNDAM5TALLY AN ACADEMIC POSITION4 ,UN9TELLIGIBLE \TSIDE A DISC\RSE ( CONT95TAL PHILOSOPHY ?AT IS 9EXTRICABLY AN EXPRESSION ( CLASS4 ,A PURE CONC5TRAT$ B\RGEOIS ELITISM MAT*$ ) A TOTAL LACK ( E>NE/ S9C]ITY OR R$UCTIONISM_/RADICALISM4 ,AN >5A :]E 5?USIA/IC OBSCURANTISM HAS 5C\RAG$ ! 5FRAN*IS+ ( NEW HI]>*IES1 NEW ECOLOGIES ( P[] RELATIONS1 COMPETITIVE GAMES ( POSITION+ VIA MA/URBATORY CL\DS ( LANGUAGE UTT]LY ATT5UAT$ FROM ANY?+ ROOT$4 

,?IS DISC\RSE OR COMMUNITY IS NOT JU/ RELATIVELY DISCONNECT$ FROM ! SCI5CES1 IT HAS EM]G$ 9 NO SMALL P>T FROM A DESP]ATE NE$ TO DEF9E ITSELF 9 CONTRA/ ) ! SCI5CES4 ,& P>TIALLY AS A RESULT IT IS 9CL9$ TO P]PETUATE ANTIQUAT$ L5SES RA!R ?AN TO JU/ />T OV] OR DRA/ICALLY RE/RUCTURE AN ANALYSIS4 ,9 A V]Y REAL S5SE !ORIES & MODELS NEV] DIE 9 CONT95TAL DISC\RSE2 ! HUMANITIES IT SPEAKS TO *AMPION AN APP5D-ONLY SY/EM ( NOTES UPON NOTES4 ,& AS SU*1 UNLIKE ! SCI5CES1 IT (F]S AN 9H]5TLY ELITI/ SY/EM4 ,IT CREATES & FETI%IZES >TIFICIAL ECONOMIES ( 9TELLECTUAL CAPITAL1 =C+ PEOPLE TO SLOG ?R\< AN ONLY EV] GR[+ CANON )\T EV] ACTUALLY SIMPLIFY+ ! ACTUAL PO9TS D[N AGA9 & RE/RUCTUR+ APPROPRIATELY4 ,GREAT = ! HIP/] ACADEMIC :O WANTS TO TREAT SOCIAL ANALYSIS LIKE BUILD+ A RECORD COLLECTION -- ! B\RGEOIS TW5TYSOME?+ TR5D+ BOHEMIAN & LOOK+ = OP9IONS TO *AMPION AT D9N] P>TIES :]E ! GLASSW>E IS MASON J>S4 ,BUT :ILE !SE TRADITIONS HAVE COME TO /RONGLY 9FLU5CE ! PLAYS*OOL MODES ( ACTIVISM AS A P]SONAL PHASE &_/OR RADICALISM AS CURR5CY = COMMUNITY-=M+ ?AT *>ACT]IZE A LOT ( ! MOD]N LEFT1 !Y HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY Z]O IMPACT ON ! GR\ND4 

,! REALITY IS -- ! REALITY ?AT ,ACCEL]ATIONISM & ! RE/ ( ! SPASM+ LEFT >E SO OBVI\SLY RESPOND+ TO -- ! PEOPLE PRES5TLY BLAZ+ ! FUTURE >E NOT CONT95TAL ACADEMICS & HUMANITIES MAJORS AT RI* PRIVATE LIB]AL >TS COLLEGES4 ,!Y'RE AN>*I/ HACK]S & DIRECT ACTIONI/S4 ,OR SCI5TI/S & 5G9E]S4 

,I SUPPOSE IT'S COOL & ALL ?AT SOME FOLKS )9 ! CONT95TAL TRADITION HAVE COMPLET$ A LONG >C BACK T[>DS RATIONALITY & A RIGOR\S 0MOD]NITY01 BUT :ILE Y'ALL W]E AWAY WE W]E GETT+ %IT DONE4 ,& ,I'M NOT SURE Y'ALL HAVE MU* TO CONTRIBUTE TO ?AT4 ,BESIDES HOLD+ DOORS OP5 TO O!RS TRAPP$ 9 ! SAME DISC\RSE SEEK+ TO ESCAPE A S9K+ %IP4 

,!RE'S A DEEP DIVISION BETWE5 RADICALISM & ! K9D ( 5DLESS NETWORK TRAV]S+ & CIRCLES UPON CIRCLES ANALYSIS ?AT IS FREQU5TLY NECESS>Y TO GET A FRAGM5T>Y LAY ( ! L& 9 DISC\RSES ?AT WAFT ON TOP ( COMPLEX UND]LY+ DYNAMICS4 ,! LATT] CAN QUICKLY GR[ CANC]\S1 REFLECT+ ! SORT ( ?+ ,DAVID ,GRAEB] HAS CALL$ \T AS A PR(ESSIONAL OBSESSION ) '9T]PRETATIVE DEP?' RA!R ?AN ACTUAL RELEVANCE4 

,ACCEL]ATIONI/ !ORI/S >E (T5 ( A ,M>XI/ G5EALOGY & SO !Y BORR[ ! ,M>XI/ T5D5CY TO TALK 9 T]MS ( SWEEP+ MACRO/RUCTURES OR O!R L>GE-SCALE EPIPH5OM5A1 REFUS+ TO TACKLE AN UND]LY+ E?ICS4 ,?IS IS P>T ( A BROAD] ANNOY+ T5D5CY TO TRY TO D]IVE NORMATIVE CONCLUSIONS FROM ONES 9TUITIONS 9 RESPONSE TO C]TA9 SWEEP+ IMPRESSIONS RA!R !N FROM ANY SORT ( F\NDATIONAL E?ICAL ORI5TATION4 ,LIKE SO MU* ( LEFTI/_/PRIMITIVI/ DISC\RSE !Y SEEM 9CAPABLE ( =MULAT+ ANY SORT ( E?ICAL APPEAL ?AT ISN'T JU/ SETT+ UP RA!R OBVI\S 9TUITION PUMPS4 ,SEE = EXAMPLE ! DOM9ANT MODE ( >GUM5TATION 9 ! LEFT TODAY :]EBY A GIV5 ?+ IS PROV5 BAD BY BE+ ABLE TO ASSOCIATE IT 9 SOME NEBUL\S MANN] ) BIG BADS LIKE IMP]IALISM OR SEXISM4 ,H[ T5U\S OR IRRELEVANT ?IS CONNECTION IS H>DLY MATT]S4 ,WE HAVE A VAGUE BUNDLE ( IMPRESSIONS ( 0CAPITALISM40 ,?AT BUNDLE IS BAD4 ,& ?US ANY?+ WE CAN PATT]N MAT* TO ANY ASPECT ( ?AT BUNDLE IS LIKEWISE BAD4 

,MO/ ( US CAN RECOGNIZE H[ LUDICR\S ?IS MODE ( >GUM5TATION IS :5 HIT 9 ! FACE ) IT1 BUT IT /ILL HAS AN 9SIDI\S APPEAL TO ?OSE 9DOCTR9AT$ ) A HO/ILITY TO R$UCTIONISM4 ,ASK+ 0:AT EXACTLY >E ! SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AT CORE ) ?IS HUGE >RAY ( ?+S WE'RE CALL+ CAPITALISM80 IS A SACRILEGI\S ACT4 ,:]E MORE RADICAL TRADITIONS WANT TO BREAK WORDS AP>T 9TO DI/9CT & CLE> CONCEPTS1 ! CONT95TALS CORRECTLY SURMISE ?AT K9D ( CL>ITY W\LD UND]M9E ! >I/OCRATIC GAME ( MU* ( ! HUMANITIES4 

,& ?US TIME & AGA9 ?IS CONT95TAL ORI5TATION LEADS -- DESPITE ITS PROCLAMATIONS ( ANTI-ESS5TIALISM -- RA!R 9EXORABLY T[>DS REACTION>Y ATTEMPTS TO DET]M9E & EMBRACE SOME K9D ( IRR$UCIBLE 0HUMAN NATURE0 OR 0HUMAN EXP]I5CE0 ?AT CAN'T TRULY BE TAK5 AP>T OR RECONFIGUR$1 & ?US HAS NO REAL LATITUDE4 

,IT'S NO WEIRD QUIRK ?AT ! CONT95TAL PHILOSOPH] ,NICK ,L& IS BO? A F\ND+ FIGURE ( MOD]N ,RI<T ,ACCEL]ATIONISM & ( ,NEOREACTION4 ,IT IS PRECISELY HIS CONT95TAL ROOTS ?AT PROVIDE A F\NDATION = SU* FASCISM4 ,=M+ A MODEL ( ! WORLD ?R\< A V]Y SWEEP+LY AB/RACT & MACROSCOPIC ANALYSIS & EMBRAC+ ! FIR/ EXPLANATIONS OR N>RATIVES ?AT FALL \T RA!R ?AN LOOK+ DEEP] = WAYS TO RE%APE & *ANGE ?+S IS ! V]Y POL> OPPOSITE ( RADICALISM4 ,EV5 9 ?OSE MOM5TS :]E CONCRETE LANGUAGE IS ADOPT$1 ! NEOREACTION>Y IMPULSE HAS CONSI/5TLY BE5 TO MAKE QUICK CLAIMS AB\T :AT IS & IGNORE ALL O!R POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS4 ,( C\RSE NEOREACTION>IES AS A :OLE COME FROM MANY DIRECTIONS1 SOME =M] TRAN%UMANI/S :O RECOIL$ FROM MU* ( TE*NOLOGY :5 !Y REALIZ$ ! 9ESCAPABLE LIB]ATORY CONCLUSIONS ( GIV+ PEOPLE MORE MEANS1 BUT ,NICK ,L&'S PROJECT IS V]Y MU* ONE /ILL 9 ! VE9 ( ! WOR/ T5D5CIES ( CONT95TAL PHILOSOPHY4 ,& WE %\LD NOT BE SURPRIS$4 ,ACCEL]ATIONISM AS A T]M HAS A NIHILI/ HI/ORY1 A CONTEXT ,L& & 9 ! PROCESS O!R ACCEL]ATIONI/ WRIT]S >E CONSCI\SLY CALL+ UPON4 

,NIHILISM1 LIKE ,GOD1 UNLEA%ES M5TAL /RESS BY ULTIMATELY ACT+ AS A COGNITIVE /OP1 A GET-\T-(-?9K+-FREE EXCUSE -- TO BE DESP]ATELY 9VOK$ RA!R ?AN REFLECT$ ON4 ,& SO IT EI!R 9H]ITS OR =MS >BITR>Y FE$BACK LOOPS TO PROTECT ?IS /ATE ( BRA9 DEA?4 ,9 NEOREACTION>IES ?IS F9DS EXPRESSION ?R\< !IR HUNG] = ! QUICKE/ WAYS TO PROVIDE MODELS4 ,9VOK+ COGNITIVE SCI5CE TO 'EXPLA9 AWAY' RA!R ?AN TO RADICALLY PROBE4 ,EV]Y?+ CAN BE QUICKLY DISMISS$ AS SIGNAL+ OR RITUAL OR ,I,Q OR RACE OR :ATEV]4 ,LOOK+ = DYNAMICS ONLY 9S(> AS ONE CAN QUICKLY CREATE A TAXONOMIES OR JU/-SO-/ORIES TO SLAP ON ?+S & IMP$E ANY FUR!R EXAM9ATIONS ?AT MI<T LEAD TO COMPET+ HYPO!SES OR RADICALLY NEW POSSIBILITIES4 

,9 CONTRA/ TO ?IS REACTIONISM ONE MI<T POSE AN ACTUAL1 FULL-?ROAT$ EMBRACE ON MANY LEVELS ( 0DET]RITORIALIZATION0 & 0UNLEA%$ FL[S0 -- NOT AS A NIHILI/ POSITION ?AT GIVES UP & ACCEPTS :ATEV] DRIFTS ITS WAY -- BUT 9/EAD AS A POSITION ( ,FULL ,VIGILANCE4 ,SU* VIGILANCE IS ULTIMATELY ! ONLY SOLID ?+ 9 ! CONCEPTUAL OR COMPUTATIONAL L&SCAPE -- AS A DIRECTION RA!R ?AN A PO9T4 ,IT IS ADAMANTLY NOT AN ABYSS4 ,= VIGILANCE TO SIGNIFY AN 5DLESS NO?+NESS ONE MU/ ADOPT ! NIHILI/ POSITION ?AT ALL >GUM5TS OR P]SPECTIVES >E EQUALLY MAPPABLE 9TO ONE ANO!R ONCE Y\ CA/ (F ALL >BITR>Y ATTA*M5TS4 ,?AT !RE IS NO META/RUCTURE OR UNIV]SALLY UNIQUE PO9TS 9 ! FL[S ( META-DESIRE4 ,SU* A P]FECTLY FLAT SITUATION W\LD ( C\RSE BE AN A/\ND+LY ORD]$ ONE & ?US AN UNLIKELY R&OM TOPOLOGY1 BUT ! NIHILI/S CL+ TO ?IS DELUSION ( FLATNESS OR MEAN+LESSNESS AS AN EXCUSE TO GET \T ( VIGILANTLY EXPLOR+ ANY FUR!R4 ,TO JU/ DEFAULT ON :ATEV] 9/9CTS OR IMPULSES !Y'RE CURR5TLY PRONE TO )\T MU* EXAM9ATION4 ,SOMETIMES ?IS LEADS TO A BUN* ( BURN\TS COLLECTIVELY TRY+ TO HOLD ONTO ! FRI5D%IPS & ES!TIC TRAPP+S ( !IR =M] AN>*I/ LIFE4 ,O!R TIMES IT LEADS TO N]D NEONAZIS TALK+ AB\T H[ :ITES & 'ALPHA' M5 WILL RULE AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( CIVILIZATION4 ,9 EI!R CASE ! SURR5D] IS ONE ( CONCEPTUAL-LOCALISM -- W&]+ 9 HAPP5/ANCE CIRCLES OR /ICK+ TO A CURR5T POSITION M]ELY BECAUSE Y\ HAPP5 TO RESIDE !RE & D]ID+ ANY WORLD-TRAVEL+ OR DILIG5T EXPLORATION AS A WA/E4 ,BO? >E CAU<T 9 ! PULL ( AN 9CREAS+LY IRRATIONAL REJECTION ( ! UNIV]SAL1 ! COSMOPOLITAN1 ! E>NE/LY CURI\S4 

,I BR+ UP ! WOR/ MUTATIONS ( ,RI<T ,ACCEL]ATIONISM BECAUSE ,I AM NOT CONV9C$ ?AT ,LEFT ,ACCEL]ATIONISM CAN BE SEP>AT$ FROM ITS D>KSIDE4 ,I'M NOT SURE ?AT IT CAN TRULY M>K A BREAK ) ! PRIMITIVISM ?AT PRACTICALLY DEF9ES TODAY'S LEFT )\T BREAK+ ) MU* ( ! BAGGAGE ( ! CONT95TAL & ,M>XI/ TRADITION4 ,& YET IT'S ALSO UNCLE> :AT W\LD EV5 REMA9 ( ,ACCEL]ATIONISM )\T ?AT BAGGAGE4 

,= EXAMPLE1 ! NOTION ( 0ALI5ATION0 ?AT IS (T5 SO C5TRAL 9 ACCEL]ATIONI/ TEXTS IS1 FRANKLY1 SO (T5 A SILLY1 DETA*$ & M]ELY EVOCATIVE IMPRESSION4 ,EV]Y?+ IS ALI5ATION2 NO?+ IS4 ,A UNIV]SE )\T ALI5ATION ( ANY SORT W\LD BE AN EMPTY & HOMOG5E\S UNIV]SE1 UNDIFF]5TIAT$4 ,EV5 IF WE GO BACK TO A SUPPOS$LY MORE CONCRETE TRADITIONAL ,M>XI/ V]SION1 ONE IS TEMPT$ TO SCREAM ?AT NEI!R ! PRE-CAPITALI/ >TISAN NOR ! CAPITALI/ FACTORY WORK] %\LD HAVE NECESS>ILY *OS5 TO PSY*OLOGICALLY ID5TIFY ) ! PRODUCTS ( !IR LABOR 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,& YET ( C\RSE H]E TOO IS 0HUMAN NATURE0 9VOK$4 

,I /RONGLY SUSPECT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DEF9E 0ALI5ATION0 CONCRETELY ) ANY SORT ( SUB/ANCE :ILE /ILL BE>+ A RESEMBLANCE TO H[ ! T]M IS PRES5TLY US$4 ,I'M F> MORE ALIGN$ TO ! ,X5(EM9I/ ,MANIFE/O'S RELATIVELY DISMISSIVE APPROA*3 0OKAY1 WE >E ALI5AT$1 BUT HAVE WE EV] ,N,O,T BE580 ,WE HAVE NEV] REALLY HAD MU* AG5CY 9 \R CONDITIONS1 MAT]IAL OR SOCIAL4 ,HOMO SAPI5S1 LIKE ALL CREATURES1 HAVE ALWAYS BE5 =C$ TO DO /UFF4 ,& ! SAC*>9E TALE ( AN IDEAL /ATE LO/ IS A REACTION>Y ONE4 

,YET IF Y\ HELD A GUN TO MY HEAD & DEM&$ ,I CONJURE SOME DEF9ITION = ! WORD 0ALI5ATION0 ,I'D PROBABLY PRES]VE ITS NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS4 ,H[EV] ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT ! CURR5TS ( TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T & 5GAGEM5T AT PLAY )9 \R SOCIETY TODAY >E M9IMIZ+ NOT ACCEL]AT+ ALI5ATION4 ,& 0NATURAL CONDITIONS01 OR ! PRIMITIVE HOMO SAPI5S HUNT] GA!R] /ATE -- NO MATT] H[ 5ME%$ ) ! SURR\ND+ 5VIRONM5T -- /ILL REPRES5TS AN 9CR$IBLE DEGREE ( ALI5ATION4 ,AFT] ALL \R NEURAL NETWORKS >E DEEPLY IMPRISON$ )9 \R SKULLS4 ,! DEFAULT HUMAN =M ALL[S ONLY ! T9IE/ ( P9HOLES ( *ANNELS TO 9T]ACT ) ! BROAD] UNIV]SE4 ,9 SU* A PICTURE ! ACCEL]AT+ RI*NESS & COMPLEXITY ( \R UND]/&+ & CAPACITY TO RECONFIGURE \RSELVES OR COMMUNICATE ) ONE ANO!R IS ANY?+ BUT A DEEP5+ ( ALI5ATION4 ,SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY ULTIMATELY DECREASE ALI5ATION4 ,)\T TE*NICS OR TOOLS !RE W\LD BE NO WAY TO EXT5D ! DEP?1 IMM$IACY & ROOT$NESS TO \R 5GAGEM5T ) ! UNIV]SE4 ,TE*NOLOGY_/LANGUAGE1 = 9/ANCE1 EXP& ! B&WID? & SCOPE ( \R CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE ) ONE ANO!R1 A LONG SL[ CLIMB :OSE SUMMIT MI<T BE CA/ AS TRUE ELECTRONIC TELEPA?Y OR M9D-M]G+4 

,TO EV5 SPEAK ( SU* ASPIRATIONS OR DYNAMICS W\LD1 ( C\RSE1 SEEM WILDLY \T ( PLACE 9 ,ACCEL]ATIONI/ DISC\RSE1 :I* WANTS TO MA9TA9 SUFFICI5T DI/ANCE FROM TRAN%UMANISM TO AVOID APPE>+ E>NE/ & UNCOOL4 ,& ?AT'S BASICALLY ! PROBLEM4 ,!RE'S NO?+ NEW H]E1 JU/ A K9D ( :9Y ATTEMPT AT EXCUS+ A RETURN TO RELEVANCE ?AT IS AT ! 5D ( ! DAY MORE CONC]N$ ) JU/IFY+ & LOOK+ HIP BE=E ONE'S PE]S ?AN ACTUALLY RETURN+ TO RELEVANCE4 

,ACCEL]ATIONISM IS 9 %ORT ! SAME OLD ANTIQUAT$ ,M>XI/ & ,CONT95TAL G>BAGE4 ,A MIXTURE ( 9SUL> ELITISM & ! V]Y ANTI-9TELLECTUAL CURR5TS ( LOCALISM & IMM$IACY 9H]5T TO ?OSE L5SES !Y'RE N[ CLAIM+ TO BREAK )4 

,MY FIR/ READ :5 ,WILLIAMS @& ,SRNICEK PUBLI%$ ! ,M,A,P WAS A V]Y BEMUS$ 0WELL OBVI\SLY0 AT A NUMB] ( PO9TS1 TEMP]$ BY AN IRRITATION AT ITS LACK ( GUTS TO GO FUR!R4 ,IT'S A POSITION /ILL-BORN1 ALMO/ C]TA9LY DE/9$ TO DIE 9 A T9Y CORN] ( ACADEMIA AS A MILDLY 9T]E/+ FAD4 ,& NO FLOOD ( PAP]S CAN GIVE IT LIFE4 

,!RE IS A WIDESPREAD S5SE BY MANY TODAY ?AT ! FUTURE IS 0COM+ AT US10 LIKE A TRA9 TO A TI$ UP DAMSEL4 ,AT ITS V]Y BE/ ,LEFT ,ACCEL]ATIONISM (F]S ! HOPE ?AT WE MI<T REV]SE ! ID5TIFICATION ( 9]TIA 9 ?IS PORTRAIT & RE9VIGORATE )9 PEOPLE ! NOTION ?AT IT IS WE :O >E ACCEL]AT+ AT ! FUTURE4 ,AT ITS WOR/1 H[EV]1 ACCEL]ATIONISM PRES5TS EI!R A K9D ( NIHILI/ SURR5D] OR A VISION ( AN AU?ORIT>IAN & ELITI/ ,LEFT ?AT MI<T YET /ILL SURVIVE ?R\< P>ASITISM4 ,?R\< LAT*+ ONTO RATIONALITY1 TE*NOLOGY1 ETC SO AS TO KEEP F$ A /ULTIFY+1 S$5T>Y SPACE ( 0HUMAN LIFE0 -- ! SUBJECT ( SO MU* CONT95TAL DISC\RSE1 N[ BUILT UP LIKE LAY] UPON LAY] ( H>D5$ SCUM ?AT ITS PRACTITION]S >E LOA! TO GET />T$ SCRUBB+ IT AWAY & 9 DO+ SO ADMIT !IR FAILURES4 

,! /R&S ( LEFTISM READY TO AB&ON !IR M>RIAGE TO PRIMITIVISM WILL NO D\BT CONT9UE SE>*+ = A PA? =W>D4 ,A C\RSE-CORRECTION CAPABLE ( DRAGG+ !M 9TO ! PO/-,TUR+ ]A4 ,I AWAIT ?AT DAY4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 TO MISUSE ,NIETZS*E1 ! TRU? IS ?AT WE /ILL HAV5'T SE5 ANY?+ YET4 

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