Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Michael Downs (known for his Blog “The Dangerous Maybe”) - a working-class intellectual autodidact philosopher who recently published the book “Capital VS Timenergy: A Žižekian Critique of Nick Land.” In this episode, we discuss the themes of his book, which cover the ideas of Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin (known as “Mencius Moldbug”), as well as the challenge of right-wing accelerationism. We also discuss “Timeenergy” as the basis of socialism and examine the question of whether socialism will be a “conservative” movement in opposition to the constant, accelerating change of capitalism.
In The Backroom, Mikey and I discuss the long-awaited debate between Slavoj Zizek and Nick Land, Mikey’s experience meeting Zizek, and some philosophical questions regarding the rationale for socialism. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already!
Timestamps:
00:00 The Nick Land Vs Zizek Debate (The Backroom Preview)
02:59 The Good Will Hunting of Philosophy: Mikey’s Philosophical Journey
13:27 Nick Land and The CCRU
26:32 Neoreaction (NRx), Mencius Moldbug, and the Dark Enlightenment
31:05 Capitalism and Artificial Intelligence
47:04 Nick Land vs. Mark Fisher: Philosophical Differences
53:26 Right Vs Left Accelerationism
01:00:08 Technological Innovation The Human vs. Machine Debate
01:23:17 The Evolution of The Internet
01:24:13 Nick Land's Views on Race
01:42:50 Curtis Yarvin and The Corporate City State Dictatorship
02:12:02 Corporate City-States and CEO Dictators
02:13:04 Democracy vs. Dictatorship
02:17:41 The Concept of “Timenergy” / (Time + Energy)
02:24:40 Automation and the Future of work
02:46:24 AI and The Singularity
02:52:00 Transition to The Backroom
Buy Mikey’s Book: amazon.com/Capital-VS-Timenergy-Žižekian-Critique/dp/B0F1N6HJDG
Check out Mikey’s Blog The Dangerous Maybe: thedangerousmaybe.medium.com
Follow Mikey on Twitter: https://x.com/JutlandGhost
Follow me on X: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial:
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman
Check out my main channel videos: youtube.com/@1Dimee
Outro Music by Karl Casey
Leave a like and a comment if you enjoy the show!
Get access to The Backroom Exclusive podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/OneDime.
In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Michael Downs (known for his Blog “The Dangerous Maybe”) - a working-class intellectual autodidact philosopher who recently published the book “Capital VS Timenergy: A Žižekian Critique of Nick Land.” In this episode, we discuss the themes of his book, which cover the ideas of Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin (known as “Mencius Moldbug”), as well as the challenge of right-wing accelerationism. We also discuss “Timeenergy” as the basis of socialism and examine the question of whether socialism will be a “conservative” movement in opposition to the constant, accelerating change of capitalism.
In The Backroom, Mikey and I discuss the long-awaited debate between Slavoj Zizek and Nick Land, Mikey’s experience meeting Zizek, and some philosophical questions regarding the rationale for socialism. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already!
Timestamps:
00:00 The Nick Land Vs Zizek Debate (The Backroom Preview)
02:59 The Good Will Hunting of Philosophy: Mikey’s Philosophical Journey
13:27 Nick Land and The CCRU
26:32 Neoreaction (NRx), Mencius Moldbug, and the Dark Enlightenment
31:05 Capitalism and Artificial Intelligence
47:04 Nick Land vs. Mark Fisher: Philosophical Differences
53:26 Right Vs Left Accelerationism
01:00:08 Technological Innovation The Human vs. Machine Debate
01:23:17 The Evolution of The Internet
01:24:13 Nick Land's Views on Race
01:42:50 Curtis Yarvin and The Corporate City State Dictatorship
02:12:02 Corporate City-States and CEO Dictators
02:13:04 Democracy vs. Dictatorship
02:17:41 The Concept of “Timenergy” / (Time + Energy)
02:24:40 Automation and the Future of work
02:46:24 AI and The Singularity
02:52:00 Transition to The Backroom
Buy Mikey’s Book: amazon.com/Capital-VS-Timenergy-Žižekian-Critique/dp/B0F1N6HJDG
Check out Mikey’s Blog The Dangerous Maybe: thedangerousmaybe.medium.com
Follow Mikey on Twitter: https://x.com/JutlandGhost
Follow me on X: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial:
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman
Check out my main channel videos: youtube.com/@1Dimee
Outro Music by Karl Casey
Leave a like and a comment if you enjoy the show!
