Accelerationism links the implosion of decision-space to the explosion of the world – that is, to modernity. It is important therefore to note that t… - Nick Land

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Accelerationism links the implosion of decision-space to the explosion of the world – that is, to modernity. It is important therefore to note that the conceptual opposition between implosion and explosion does nothing to impede their real (mechanical) coupling. Thermonuclear weapons provide the most vividly illuminating examples. An H-bomb employs an A-bomb as a trigger. A fission reaction sparks a fusion reaction. The fusion mass is crushed into ignition by a blast process. (Modernity is a blast.)

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Nick Land (born 17 January 1962) is a noted British philosopher, author, and accelerationist. FORCETOC

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