accelerationism

== English == === Etymology === From acceleration +‎ -ism. Usage as “support for accelerating capitalism” attributed to Benjamin Noys, 2010s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, /ækˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, /ɪkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/ === Noun === accelerationism (countable and uncountable, plural accelerationisms) The idea that either the prevailing system of capitalism, or certain technosocial processes that historically characterised it, should be expanded and accelerated in order to generate radical social change. (economics) The theory that excessively low unemployment accelerates inflation. ==== Derived terms ==== effective accelerationism ==== Related terms ==== accelerationist e/acc ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === accelerationism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia