Comments on: Accelerationism is a political heresy https://www.isegoria.net/2017/05/accelerationism-is-a-political-heresy/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 28 May 2026 23:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Graham https://www.isegoria.net/2017/05/accelerationism-is-a-political-heresy/comment-page-1/#comment-2555738 Graham Tue, 23 May 2017 13:31:01 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41889#comment-2555738 I just saw the Emma Watson vehicle “The Circle” yesterday, though it came out a while ago.

It’s only OK-acted and a tad melodramatic. But better than one would expect and chock full of ideas/memes and phrases that demonstrate the accelerationism of our times.

I was never more horrified by a dystopian movie, most of all by the “happy” ending. Could be just me.

]]> By: Bob Sykes https://www.isegoria.net/2017/05/accelerationism-is-a-political-heresy/comment-page-1/#comment-2555686 Bob Sykes Mon, 22 May 2017 11:36:08 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41889#comment-2555686 They were both major sci fi writers of the 60′s and 70′s, and their books are still in print. I never heard of Andy Beckett before this morning. He is pretty ignorant of sci fi and its heroes.

]]> By: Grasspunk https://www.isegoria.net/2017/05/accelerationism-is-a-political-heresy/comment-page-1/#comment-2555664 Grasspunk Sun, 21 May 2017 20:46:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41889#comment-2555664 Yeah that was dissonant for me too.

]]> By: Buckethead https://www.isegoria.net/2017/05/accelerationism-is-a-political-heresy/comment-page-1/#comment-2555653 Buckethead Sun, 21 May 2017 13:32:48 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41889#comment-2555653 “He and the book are largely forgotten now. But as the more enduring sci-fi novelist JG Ballard”

Seriously?

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