No reason to give a point by point rebuttal of such a poorly thought out critique, but let me point to one thing that is indicative of the whole. Look at the critique of 'determinism' in u/acc. (1/9)https://twitter.com/nihilaxis/status/1041856136364797953 …
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Her latching on to Noys' 'post-grad' ridiculousness is evidence enough for that. Such critiques are not serious and she confuses Noys' rhetorical flourish for actual thought. As for the article, there is simply no there there. (6/9)
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Her discussion of Land is equally stupid. There are places to hit Land but she never even approaches them, preferring instead to remain in the safe embrace "but he's a racist!" (7/9)
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Hell even the article that is cited for evidence that tech has slowed is a book review where is no mention of AI or automation Instead Tech is critiqued because it isn't bringing prosperity to the poor. Which accelerationist said it would? (8/9 )
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I will grant one point. Left accelerationism is not accelerationism. (9/9)
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