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by scheeseman486 403 days ago
You're describing accelerationism and while the ethics behind it are iffy at best, history contends that it does work to help spur revolution.
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Lots of shitty, evil things work really well. Most people don't do evil just because they love evil. They do it because it works best.

Lying, propaganda, and shooting a bunch of people are also really effective techniques to spur revolution, but that doesn't mean they're good ideas.