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> It doesn't have to be good or bad

I think it's inevitably bad because dehumanisation ends in war. Dehumanisation, for me, is synonymous with violence. It isn't just technology but the terrifying post-modern subjectivity that allows 8 billion people to co-exist in relative peace. "Accelerationism" looks set to build still more and better weapons, fewer ways of resisting using them, and less capacity to care, so I fear the colder future you speak of will be a nuclear winter. Of course, as you say, it's like some people want that.



> dehumanisation ends in war

Or humans as pets. If you want to see humanity’s future, consult the nearest dog or cat.




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