accelerationist
Crisis-seeking radical thinker
An accelerationist believes that worsening social, political, or economic conditions will hasten systemic collapse and bring about radical change.
The term appears across the political spectrum—some on the far left advocate accelerating capitalism's contradictions, while some on the far right seek to destabilize democratic institutions.
Accelerationist thinking influenced certain extremist movements.
The strategy is controversial even among radicals, as it treats human suffering as instrumental to political ends.
Point where values explode
- transhumanismTech-augmented evolution philosophy
- cyberneticsCommunication and control science
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
- technocracyGovernance by technical experts
disruption · technological · futurology · speculative · sci-fi · robotics · nanotechnology · automation
One holding fringe views
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- anarchistOne opposing all governance
- insurgentOne who revolts
- radicalizeConvert to extreme ideology
agitator · dissident · militant · activist · zealot · fanatic · hardliner · vanguard
One who foments discord
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
subversive · troublemaker · disruptor · polemicist · contrarian · iconoclast · inflammatory · seditious
Directed rate of motion
- speedRate of motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- impetusForce initiating action
- driveOperate a vehicle
quickening · surge · escalation · hastening · precipitating · forcing · intensification · amplification
Sudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- destabilizationCausing loss of stability
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
rupture · cataclysm · unraveling · capitalism · late-stage · neoliberalism · exploitation · contradiction
singularity
Point where values explode
- transhumanismTech-augmented evolution philosophy
- cyberneticsCommunication and control science
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
technocracy · disruption · technological · futurology · speculative · sci-fi · robotics · nanotechnology · automation · collapse
extremist
One holding fringe views
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- anarchistOne opposing all governance
- insurgentOne who revolts
radicalize · agitator · dissident · militant · activist · zealot · fanatic · hardliner · vanguard · progressive
agitator
One who foments discord
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
rabble-rouser · subversive · troublemaker · disruptor · polemicist · contrarian · iconoclast · inflammatory · seditious · antagonist
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- speedRate of motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- impetusForce initiating action
drive · quickening · surge · escalation · hastening · precipitating · forcing · intensification · amplification · catalyzing
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- destabilizationCausing loss of stability
dissolution · rupture · cataclysm · unraveling · capitalism · late-stage · neoliberalism · exploitation · contradiction · tension
accelerationistgradualist
One favoring slow change
incrementalist · reformist · moderate · pragmatist · Fabian
accelerationistpreservationist
Heritage protection advocate
institutionalist · stabilizer · conservative · traditionalist · risk-averse