So it remains a possibility that capitalism could be derailed, but it cannot be permanently channeled for any activity that runs counter to it's logic. This is why, in my more uncharitable moments, I assert that there is no real difference between r & l acc.
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I mention this only because, while I'm pretty taken with the various proposals for a patchwork, I'm also wary. Sometimes you're breaking away from a stagnant regime, but historically speaking there's a decent chance you're just breaking.
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I take civ breakdowns to perform the same evolutionary function as extinction events: clear the boards so that the few survivors can explore more paths.
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You assume survivors...
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...while making an analogy with extinction events. But it might be more like shagging the hot girl at school: if you didn't take your chance when she drunkenly hit on you on prom night, you've missed it forever.
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well, any extinction event might have a 100% extinction rate. which only means that the terrestrial brand of life wasn't up to the task.
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Sure. And R/acc is interested in identifying the optimum (or at least bare minimum) conditions under which it might be.
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you want a bird's view of the fitness landscape? lol
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Generative evo capacity isn't that difficult to rank. Sure, give yourself an infinite timeline and anything is possible... But right now we're the frontier and (sadly) Capital hasn't shed its need to a bio substrate just yet.
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Collapse is process not event: complexity evacuates the System via collapse dynamics. Lock in effects prevent it from being reduced volitionally. Collapse is frequently precipitated by conditions under which key agents would benefit more from Exit than pay upkeep of complexity.
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