Tristan Harris quotes Nick Land's 'Meltdown' on Tucker Carlson: capitalism is an AI from the future
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-10-14
- Tristan Harris directly quoted Nick Land's 30-year-old essay Meltdown on Tucker Carlson's show, arguing that capitalism functions as an AI from the future.
- Tucker Carlson responded as if it were an entirely normal claim, which the poster frames as a striking example of accelerationist ideas finally reaching mainstream audiences in 2026.
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