We will destroy museums, libraries, and academies of all kinds, fight moralism, feminism,
and all opportunistic or utilitarian cowardice.*

But don't we also love them—the comfort, the validation through hearts and likes, the oversaturated, standardized images that testify to success, flawlessness, and fitness?
With five performers, Christiane Mudra traces lines from the Italian Futurists to the tech feudalists, from Tolkien to the PayPal Mafia, and from neoliberal think tanks to the debt brake. The story is told of the first female programmers and the conquest of space, of Christian Nationalists, pronatalists, and special economic zones, of philanthropists and right-wing edgelords. What images of humanity and society, what visions of the future shape the thinking of those who design our technologies?

We already live in the absolute,
because we have already created eternal, omnipresent speed.*

The transatlantic transfer of ideologies and tech visions works brilliantly—in both directions. At the beginning of the 20th century, Italian futurists dreamed their authoritarian-technoid dreams of destruction and speed. Acceleration is also a powerful tool for the tech bros of the 21st century, who present themselves as artists, priests, and geniuses. In the seemingly inevitable race for innovation and monopoly, there seems to be no time for reflection. Technology is ahead of the game. And with it, the visions of its creators.

Why should we look back
when we want to break open the mysterious gates of the impossible?*

The old tales of dragon slayers and victorious heroes find their place in the brave new world, as does the conquest of space as a habitat for future generations. Digital colonization follows the familiar pattern: white supremacy forever. Our knowledge of power, our filters will continue to shape reality tomorrow. A reality free from state control, in which capital and technology can spread unhindered—the world, a corporation. The head of state, a CEO.

Standing tall on the summit of the world,
we hurl our challenge to the stars!*

What sounds like a nerdy rampage by crazy tech priests has long since arrived in society and politics: accelerationism, transhumanism, singularitarianism, effective altruism, long-termism. With alarmist scenarios and seductive PR, technologies are sold as an all-encompassing means of salvation.
freiheit.exe sheds light on the malware that comes with them.

* All quotations from Filippo Tommaso Marinetti: The Manifesto of Futurism, 1909