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A hyperstition is a self-fulfilling idea that becomes real through its own existence.[1] The price of Bitcoin,[2] Roko's Basilisk,[3] accelerationism,[4] and the QAnon conspiracy theory[5] have all been described as hyperstitions. Self-fulfilling prophecies are a kind of hyperstition where predictions are made about the future that become true by being known.[6] The concept was coined by Nick Land in 1995 as a portmanteau of hyper- and superstition,[7] during his time at the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit developing the philosophy of accelerationism.[3][8] The Cybernetic Culture Research Unit was formed in late 1995, and played a prominent role in developing of the philosophy of accelerationism and hyperstition[4][9] It was initially described by Nick Land in a 1995 issue of Catacomic[7][10] as being an "element of effective culture that makes itself real, through fictional qualities functional as a time-travelling device". Land wrote that hyperstition operated as a "coincidence inte

Hyperstition - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Idea that makes itself real through its own existence A hyperstition is a self-fulfilling idea that becomes real through its own existence. [ 1 ] The price of Bitcoin , [ 2 ] Roko's Basilisk , [ 3 ] accelerationism , [ 4 ] and the QAnon conspiracy theory [ 5 ] have all been described as hyperstitions. Self-fulfilling prophecies are a kind of hyperstition where predictions are made about the future that become true by being known. [ 6 ] The concept was coined by Nick Land in 1995 as a portmanteau of hyper- and supers

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