Machinic intelligence and the capitalist horror baked into it
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-09-18
The author explores an underdiscussed angle: machinic intelligence carries inherent capitalist horror. It is neither Marxist nor anti-capitalist, but highlights how capitalism interacts with the human psyche — concluding robots would probably be much better at it.
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