Philosophy

LRx advocates using the forces of capitalism, technology, and social development to transcend current systems of oppression, aiming for a post-capitalist society. The strategy is to embrace technological progress and societal disruption in order to create a more equitable world.

Key Thinkers

• Nick Srnicek
• Alex Williams
• Ray Brassier
• Ben Noys
• Will Davies

Main Goals

• Utilize technological advancements to dismantle capitalism.
• Promote a post-capitalist world that transcends traditional notions of work and social structures.
• Address global crises like poverty, climate change, and inequality by accelerating technological development.

Key Concepts & Strategies

• Technological Progress: Embracing the benefits of new technologies and using them to break free from capitalist constraints.
• Post-Capitalism: Advocating for a post-work, post-scarcity society where automation and advanced technologies reduce the need for traditional labor.
• Universal Basic Income (UBI): A strategy to help alleviate the economic pressures caused by automation and technological disruption.
• Global Transformation: Recognizing that societal transformation requires a global shift towards more sustainable and just systems.

Arguments

• Technological advancements can be used to create a world free from the constraints of capitalism.
• Capitalism is inherently exploitative and unsustainable, and its contradictions can be exposed and overcome.
• The acceleration of capitalism will reveal the need for new, more equitable societal structures.

Philosophy

NRx, or Neo-Reactionary, embraces the idea of accelerating the forces of capitalism and technological change to accelerate societal collapse. The ultimate goal is to dismantle democracy and return to traditional forms of governance, such as monarchy, or to establish new authoritarian systems.

Key Thinkers

• Nick Land
• Michael Anissimov
• Peter Thiel
• Hans Hermann-Hoppe

Main Goals

• Accelerate technological and capitalist forces to undermine existing democratic structures.
• Promote elitism and hierarchy by fostering societal collapse, after which a new, authoritarian order can be established.
• Restore traditional forms of governance, such as monarchy or aristocracy, or establish new forms of elite control.

Key Concepts & Strategies

• Capitalist Realism: The belief that capitalism is the only viable social system and its acceleration is necessary.
• Technological Dystopia: The belief that technology can undermine current democratic institutions, creating space for elitist, authoritarian regimes.
• Anti-Democracy: A rejection of democratic ideals in favor of hierarchical, often monarchical or aristocratic, forms of government.
• Technological Elitism: The idea that technology can create a society where the elite hold power over the masses, minimizing the role of the common people.

Arguments

• Capitalism should be accelerated because it is the inevitable and final form of societal organization.
• The collapse of democracy and liberal institutions is a necessary step towards a new, more stable order.
• Technology and capitalism will naturally lead to a new form of elite governance, where the masses are ruled by a highly specialized, technocratic elite.