The Obscure Philosophical Movement That Took Over Silicon Valley (legrandcontinent.eu)

• Accelerationism originated as a positive concept in sci-fi, promoting technological liberation.
• The term was repurposed critically by Benjamin Noys in 2010 to critique Deleuze and Guattari.
• The 2013 manifesto gave it new positive meaning, linking it to Nick Land.
• Land's accelerationism is anti-humanist, advocating unchecked technological acceleration leading to a singularity.
• The movement has been co-opted by Silicon Valley neoreactionaries like Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen.
• The article distinguishes between left-accelerationism (Srnicek/Williams) and the dark enlightenment version.

"This article traces the evolution of accelerationism from its origins in Roger Zelazny's 1967 sci-fi novel to its adoption by thinkers like Nick Land and Benjamin Noys. It explores how the term was popularized by the 2013 'Manifesto for an Accelerationist Politics' by Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams, and how it has been co-opted by neoreactionary figures in Silicon Valley. The analysis highlights the philosophical lineages and the radical anti-democratic tendencies within the movement."