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The Dark Enlightenment (Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin)
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This week we discussed Nick Land's series of essays "The Dark Enlightenment," considered a foundational document for right accelerationists (r/acc) and neoreactionary ideologies (NrX). Plus the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit, Mark Zuckerberg's AI friends, Bryan Johnson's penis de-aging, and AI spirituality.
Additional Resources:
Segment 1: Bryan Johnson
Vanity Fair: The bizarre journey of Bryan Johnson, his anti-aging endeavors, and his controversial experiment in penile rejuvenation.
Segment 2: AI Is Stealing Your Boyfriend
Rolling Stone: How spiritual delusions about AI are fracturing human bonds.
Segment 3: Nick Land
Vox: Neoreaction as a segment of the alt-right
Slate: John Derbyshire
Nick Land's Foundational Text: A dense introduction to accelerationism, emphasizing the destructive potential of speeding up capitalist processes.
Mark Fisher (Tumblr): A reflection on accelerationism from the left
Viewpoint Magazine: Dark Enlightenment
The Guardian: How accelerationism predicted our modern world.
Financial Times: Dark Enlightenment
17 episodes
Manage episode 481423354 series 3653089
Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow
This week we discussed Nick Land's series of essays "The Dark Enlightenment," considered a foundational document for right accelerationists (r/acc) and neoreactionary ideologies (NrX). Plus the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit, Mark Zuckerberg's AI friends, Bryan Johnson's penis de-aging, and AI spirituality.
Additional Resources:
Segment 1: Bryan Johnson
Vanity Fair: The bizarre journey of Bryan Johnson, his anti-aging endeavors, and his controversial experiment in penile rejuvenation.
Segment 2: AI Is Stealing Your Boyfriend
Rolling Stone: How spiritual delusions about AI are fracturing human bonds.
Segment 3: Nick Land
Vox: Neoreaction as a segment of the alt-right
Slate: John Derbyshire
Nick Land's Foundational Text: A dense introduction to accelerationism, emphasizing the destructive potential of speeding up capitalist processes.
Mark Fisher (Tumblr): A reflection on accelerationism from the left
Viewpoint Magazine: Dark Enlightenment
The Guardian: How accelerationism predicted our modern world.
Financial Times: Dark Enlightenment
17 episodes
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