Abstract:

 Contemporary accelerationists, such as Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek, critique capitalism in the perspective of western Marxism. In their view, Marx didn't reject the occidental modernity, but rather, actively participated in it. For accelerationism, it is significant to accelerate the machine of contemporary capitals till its collapse. From the perspective of accelerationism, Srnicek examines the newest form of contemporary capitalismplatform capitalism, which accesses to power and takes profit from digital platforms. Srnicek classified digital platforms into five types: advertising platform, cloud platform, industrial platform, product platform and lean platform. The core of competition among various digital platforms is around three elements: data, position and users. The birth of digital platforms makes proletariats less paid, more marginalized, precarious in employment and vulnerable to mobility and dispersal than ever before. However, Srnicek strives for a road to go beyond platform capitalism by starting within itself, so as to achieve liberation for proletariats.
Key words： Srnicek；platform capitalism；accelerationism

Key words:  , Srnicek；platform capitalism；accelerationism