Buckle up for the inaugural plunge down the Paradox Pendulum, where we swing wildly between Enlightenment critique and eldritch invocation. This episode dissects the incendiary visions of philosopher Nick Land, the rogue intellect who birthed accelerationism (the radical push to turbocharge capitalism’s self-destructive frenzy) alongside the shadowy Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU)—a ’90s collective blending theory with techno-rave heresy.