Accelerationism
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CORE DEFINITION
The view that the existing capitalist/technological system is beyond repair. The only way out is to accelerate its development (including its contradictions and collapse) so that it quickly breaks through its limits, thereby building a new order on the ruins.
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- Crisis perspective: When encountering an irreversible negative trend (such as involution), a radical strategy is not to block it but to join it and accelerate it, letting it collapse quickly (Let it burn), thereby forcing rebirth.
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Accelerationism holds that the internal contradictions of the existing system (capitalism/technological system) cannot be resolved through reform; instead, accelerating its operation will bring it to a critical point and collapse sooner, making room for a new order. It has two branches: the left advocates 'negate and rebuild' after acceleration, while the right (combined with technology-market spontaneity) celebrates acceleration itself.
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