Meltdown by Nick Land (short essay) + Cute Accelerationism by Amy Ireland and Maya B. Kronic

​Accelerationism and Technocapitalism:
Meltdown is a foundational accelerationist essay that speculates on a future where technological and capitalist forces accelerate uncontrollably, leading to a kind of "technocapital singularity." Land envisions a scenario where humanity is rendered obsolete by runaway AI and globalized markets, with society spiraling into a cyberpunk dystopia marked by chaos, hyper-consumption, and the dissolution of traditional social structures.

​The Death Drive of Capitalism:
Land’s writing is described as sympathetic to the "death drive" of capitalism, pushing society toward self-abolition and hyper-obsession. His vision is both nihilistic and critical, suggesting that the logic of capital erases meaning and values, replacing them with information, money, and machinic processes.

​https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/ai-revolution-may-take-unexpected-turn-ai-coup

​https://gizmodo.com/ai-learning-from-its-own-nonsense-might-just-self-destruct-experts-warn-2000478095




Choosing order

​​Carla | Ernie | Laura | Robert | Sky | Alister | Juliet | Christoph