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bitbuybyte | 17 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I have some respect for ‘don’t feed the system take,’ but I respectfully think this is 1) a terribly nihilistic take and 2) you must not have kids
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drgo | 17 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 When you realize you’ve already lost everything, accelerationism is the only option: you need everyone to realize they’ve lost everything too.
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bitbuybyte | 16 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Voting for an admitted ‘worse’ demonstrates that “we haven’t lost everything.” It seems like a contradiction.
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drgo | 16 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Because one devil is worse than another means we haven’t lost everything? 

On a serious note, I’m not voting for accelerationism, but only because Trump is running. But I’m awfully close.
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bitbuybyte | 16 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I guess the “devil” is in the details so to speak. I just wouldn’t be voting for people in a broken system who want to take away my and my kids natural rights/throw us in prison. 

I will vote this election, (1st since Ron Paul) but see more utility in most elections not voting/feeding the system. (As explained above) Agree to disagree though. Just can’t quite wrap my head around your perspective.
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Comte de Sats Germain | 17 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I think nihilism is more like choosing the lesser of two evils, or compromising with evil because you think you have no choice. Taking the third option doesn't seem nihilistic at all to me. Trusting that *something* else can happen is faith, and faith is the opposite of nihilism.