Machines and Potentialities to Liberate the Accelerationist Discourse
Abstract
Accelerationism has been a much-discussed ideological movement since the 2010s. Ever since Benjamin Noys coined the adjective ‘accelerationist’ as a harsh critique of the post-structuralist postulates of May ‘68 and its subsequent readings, the ideological movement has been vilified, reducing it to a capitalophilic and reactionary speed. Nick Land's work has functioned as a gravitational force that subdues all reflection on accelerationism, preventing an emancipatory and critical reading of capitalism. This article makes use of the subjugated knowledges described by Foucault to liberate accelerationist potencies from unilateral and reductionist readings. Accelerationism, considering the texts of Karl Marx, Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari, among others, disregards the collapse proposed by reactionary groups and opts for a rational impulse when selecting which elements must be developed in order to find a way out of the current system.
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