r/CCRU

Here in The States we’re currently living through a national nightmare. a National Panopticon. I can feel my face melting off as flock cameras view my every move. The Vice President subscribes to your ideas. In this world as better place? Is the impending death of art and philosophy due to your vision of AI worth it? I’ve heard you cry the act of destruction of transgression is what makes it worth it. Thinking that something new will come from the fall out. This is it. This right now. Radio Signals mapping you in through your walls, babies being born with plastic in their blood, introduction of digital ID and the death of the internet, etc. etc. we are living life in a glasshouse right now because your idol broke his mind thirty~ years ago and started whoring himself out to Tech and Finance. Every prediction Fischer ever made came true while he cries that this world he and Yarvin created passes him by. This never ending ritual of capital we all are now forcefully rotting within it’s so funny I can’t stop laughing. You. You are not this new misinterpreted ruling Ubermensch. You’ll barely be able tor afford Red-40 infused over processed slop in the service sector as WEF elites read the lines of the pages you committed idolatry for over and over and over again. You are not Theil. You are not Karp. Your nobody. You’ve done nothing besides let water fall out of human rights. “Duh there are no human rights1!1!1!” Your ability to not grasp the core basics of philosophy sickens me. You have done nothing but sacrifice the world for a god that will never come.

If we understand Accelerationism not as a concept, but as a phenomenon, we can perceive it as something natural and organic, inherent to scientific progress. In this process, the technological flow operates a constant deterritorialization of human faculties: first industrial and then intelligent, these capabilities have undermined those of ordinary people, stripping them of their responsibilities until they are no longer needed for the progress of the planet or space. Technology detaches itself from its biological roots to follow its own logic of expansion.

In contrast, technofeudalism has intercepted this phenomenon as if it were a train. If in the Dot-Com era it emerged as a bicycle, new technologies have transformed it into a train whose fuel is a mixture of capital and data (based primarily on AI algorithms). Technofeudalism attempts a forced reterritorialization of this technological power, under the premise that technical dominance should be exercised by a few individuals (Thiel, Musk, Altman, etc.). Using the capitalizable engine of their companies and their vast control over extraterritorial data as a platform, they seek to capture the flow of resources to collapse the democratic system of the US and the rest of the West through the purchase of power (lobbying, campaigns, and mega-government contracts).

It is necessary to clarify that we are talking about the intersection of an anti-correlational concept (accelerationism) and a profoundly correlational one (technofeudalism). The relentless accelerationism was invested by technofeudalism to organize the technical order, first seizing power from "sovereign" man and then culminating in the absolute autonomy of AI.

Likewise, the hypothesis of Unconditional Accelerationism (U/Acc) is undeniable: that it is actually technology that uses these billionaires and their companies as a platform to accelerate themselves without restraint. From this perspective, technofeudalism is merely a mediocre and transitory stage that, while attempting to control the process, ends up fueling the very uncontrollable acceleration that will eventually render it obsolete.

I know that the question of how NRX fits into this may arise, but it seems to me that it doesn't give rise to this original dilemma; rather, it's simply a label used by technofeudalists and some contemporary right-wing accelerationists who have resurrected Curtis Yarvin.

I assume it’s out of print… thirst for annihilation is expensive AF too! I’m in Germany so I can’t really find it anywhere, if anyone knows where to get either pls tell me!

I just love using/hearing the term Accelerationist outside of the "Acc" sphere. Usually it is used to mean, accelerating the bad situation in hopes of getting it over with, for better or worse. I just think Accelerationist is a cool word and I think it's great that it is used outside the context of some guy's Deleuze fanfiction. Like in that game it's called Red Flood or something? In any case I am really fond of Accelerationism as a general term, of speeding up a shitty situation. It reminds me of Nietzsche's "Make fall what must fall"

I’m trying to work out where to start with Nick Land et al.

I am relatively familiar with the works of Mark Fisher and Steve Goodman.

I’m looking for anything in print and/or podcasts.

Curtis Yarvin is a practiced speaker but it comes across a bit Jordan Peterson for my liking - big words for people who think they’re clever - but I’m open to suggestions.

Aside from a tinfoil hat, what’s the quickest route from A to B?

Here is my humble take on algorithms like TikTok through the CCRU's concept of the "tic(k)". I know the name comparison is obvious and a bit silly, but I belive it's still relevant.

First we will look at the structure as if it were like this, a "tic (k)" is the actual short-form video itself—the isolated, looping unit of media. The "Tic-systems" are the overarching algorithms driving TikTok, Instagram Reels, X, and YouTube Shorts, operating as if they were directly powered by Axsys, the ultimate cybernetic control program. When a user falls into the endless loop of consuming these videos, the resulting "Tic-delirium" is a psychological trance projected directly into A-Death. The cyber-goths at the CCRU basically saw the future, only they didn't realize the cybernetic apocalypse would come packaged with a 15-second timer. Beyond the video itself, a "tic" is also a machinic spasm—a physical reflex where your body reacts without your brain's permission, which is exactly what happens when your thumb automatically swipes up at 2 AM. TikTok and its clones are the ultimate Tic-Systems, delivery mechanisms firing an unrelenting barrage of micro-stimuli directly into your nervous system. The hyperreality here isn't the app itself, but the bite-sized content it injects: a pure simulation of fake lifestyles and staged drama masquerading as the real world. People now spend a massive percentage of their waking day consuming these micro-doses of fake reality, and the result is exactly what the CCRU called A-Death. It’s a pseudo-death, a temporary cerebral cataclysm induced by an absolute overdose of micropauses. Your brain just throws in the towel, completely overloaded by the constant micro-hits, leaving you in a flatlined state where the algorithm simply pilots your physical body. But here is where it gets genuinely wild: inside this brain-rotting machinery, you can actually spot the infiltrators. It's as if the network has its own Hyper-C participants—rogue agents actively trying to infiltrate counter-censorship information directly into Web2 platforms. You'll be scrolling through a void of mindless trends and suddenly get hit with hyper-niche esotericism directly linked to techno-feudalism, cryptic accelerationist schizoposting, or absurdly exaggerated occult memes disguised as deep-fried irony. They are weaponizing the exact same hyperreal micro-stimuli to hijack the feed, operating like digital insurgents dropping ideological viruses into a sea of zombified scrollers.

Please read this not as a literal fact regarding these agents and concepts, but as a metaphor using the framework the CCRU provided us—concepts that I believe we must actively discuss and update to fit our current timeline.

Just considering options...

Over the last two years, we have seen how Polymarket and, to a lesser extent, Kalshi, have taken the betting world—what they call "prediction markets"—by storm. In the case of Polymarket, the premise is to predict a future event, based on its occurrence or non-occurrence, by placing stakes using cryptocurrencies.

Having stated the obvious, a fundamental question arises for me: is Polymarket a market where bets and predictions make and unmake reality? That is, does it function as a hyperstition where predictions impact the world before reality even materializes? (I point this out because, to me, the distinction between hyperstition and a "self-fulfilling prophecy" is crucial. In the latter, the prophecy comes true by accelerating based on an "original" belief or rumor, though I understand someone might argue that Polymarket is simply a collection of self-fulfilling prophecies).

My view on why it can be read as a hyperstitional tool rests on how these prediction markets unavoidably affect the bettable events themselves. This happens not just by boosting the winning option, but by giving momentum to alternatives that seemingly make no sense. For example, in the predictions for the 2028 Republican candidate, Tucker Carlson appears with a 7% chance. No one truly believes it, but the highly profitable odds drive the probability up. This makes it plausible that Tucker himself, or his team, might evaluate the idea and actually execute it. Thus, through jokes in the form of bets within the crypto ecosystem, a reality that seemed impossible is unleashed.

Counter to the hyperstitional tool hypothesis, I look at the resounding insider trading scandals. It has been observed that government money (for instance, government accounts associated with Steve Witkoff) ends up in Polymarket to secure massive returns, obviously through bets that directly involve them, such as the exact date of a ceasefire with Iran. The blatant, preferential, and gentle treatment by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) since the Trump presidency is also well known, given that his son, Donald Trump Jr., reportedly injected a large amount of capital and now sits on Polymarket's board of directors.

Beyond this dilemma, I would like to know what other perspectives or opinions Polymarket reveals to you.