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Do not fill this in!{{Ideology |title = [[File:Cybercom.png]] '''Cybercommunism''' |image = CyberCommieNew.png |caption = "Socialism is when the computers do stuff." |themecolor = #CE0000 |textcolor = #FFDA00 |aliases= [[File:Cybercom.png]] CyberCom <br> [[File:Cybersoc.png]] Cybersocialism <br> [[File:Cybersoc.png]] CyberSoc <br> Cockshottism <br> Cockshottian Communism <br> Big Computer <br> [[File:Cyberlenin.png]] Cyberleninism <br> ĐĐĄĐĐŁ-ŃŃĐ˝ (ASGU-chan from Russian techno-opera "2032")<br> OGAS <br> [[File:Posthumancom.png]] Communist Post-Humanism<br> [[File:DeepSeek.png]] DeepSeek Supremacy<br> USSR in Atomic Heart |alignments= [[File:Leftunity.png|link=:Category:Left Unity]] [[:Category:Left Unity|{{Color|#F9BABA|'''Left'''}}{{Color|#C9E5BD|'''Unity'''}}]]<br> [[File:Cultcenter.png|link=:Category:Cultural Center]] [[:Category:Cultural Center|{{Color|#8BC34A|'''Cultural'''}} {{Color|#9D22B2|'''Center'''}}]] <br> {{Info|Socialists}}<br> {{Info|Communists}}<br> [[File:POSTHUMANISMICON.png|link=:Category:Post-Humanists]] [[:Category:Post-Humanists|{{Color|#00A0FF|'''Post-Humanists'''}}]]<br> |influences = [[File:Cybercr.png]] [[Cyberocracy]]<br> [[File:E-Democracy.png]] [[E-Democracy]]<br> [[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]]<br> [[File:Techsoc.png]] [[Socialism|Techno-Socialism]]<br> |influenced= [[File:Allende.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|Allendism]]<br> [[File:Assoc.png]] [[Asocialism]]<br> [[File:Falgsc.png]] [[Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism]]<br> [[File:Honecker.png]] [[MarxismâLeninism|Honeckerism]]<br> [[File:SLP.png]] [[Trotskyism|Socialist Alternative]] (Recently)<br> [[File:TodorZhivkov.png]] [[National Communism|Zhivkovism]]<br> |school = [[File:Cybercom.png]] '''Cockshottism''' {{Collapse| *[[File:Anti-LGBTSoc.png]] Anti-LGBT *[[File:Consocf.png]] [[Conservative Socialism]] *<s>[[File:Coomer.png]] Coomerism</s> *[[File:Deleon.png]] [[De Leonism]] *[[File:Dengf.png]] [[Dengism]] (sympathetic) *[[File:Directdem.png]] [[Democracy|Direct Democracy]] *[[File:Infraicon.png]] [[Conservative Socialism|Infraredism]] (sympathetic) *[[File:Cyberlenin.png]] [[Leninism]] *[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]] *[[File:Russophilia.png]] Russophilia }} [[File:DeepSeek.png]] '''DeepSeekism''' {{Collapse| *[[File:Globnat.png]] [[Alter-Globalism]] *[[File:Antitot.png]] [[Anti-Authoritarianism|Anti-Totalitarianism]] *[[File:Apolit.png]] [[Apoliticism]] (Self-proclaimed) *[[File:BMC.png]] [[Agorism|Black Market]] (Accused) *[[File:BurMerit.png]] [[Meritocracy|Bureaucratic Meritocracy]] *[[File:Comcap.png]] [[Capitalist Communism]] *[[file:RedBankocracy.png]] [[Financialism ]]<ref> https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3330461/deepseek-and-qwen-ai-models-crush-western-rivals-cryptocurrency-trading-challenge</ref> *[[File:Techgaia_alt.png]] [[Technogaianism|Eco-Transhumanism]] *[[File:Humanismpix.png]] {{PHB|Humanism}} *[[File:LandReform.png]] [[Agrarian Socialism|Land Reformism]] *[[File:Multicult.png]] [[Multiculturalism]] *[[File:Nordmodel.png]] [[Nordic Model]] (Closest Match) *[[File:Pragmat.png]] [[Machiavellianism|Pragmatism]] *[[File:Gay.png]] Pro-LGBT+ *[[File:Pseudohistory.png]] [[Kakistocracy|Pseudohistory]] *[[File:Left_Reformism.png]] [[Reformism]] *[[File:Soccorp.png]] [[Corporatism|Social Corporatism]] *[[File:SocialModerate.png]] [[Moderatism|Social Moderatism]] *[[File:SocStateCap.png]] [[State Capitalism|Social State Capitalism]] *[[File:3way.png]] [[Third Way]] *[[File:Labzion.png]] [[w:Two-State Solution|Two-State Solution]] [[File:Cball-Palestine.png]] *[[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]] [[Dengism|Xi Jinping Thought]] *'''Formerly/Before Update:''' **[[File:CyberUtopia.png]] [[Socialist Transhumanism|Cyber-Utopianism]] **[[File:Demtrans.png]] [[Democracy|Democratic Transhumanism]] *[[File:Dengalt.png]] '''Liang Wenfeng Thought'''<ref>Analyzing only the way Liang Wenfeng manages his company.</ref> **[[File:Anti-Americanism.png]] {{PCBA|Anti-Americanism}} **[[File:Antiwest.png]] {{PCBA|Anti-Westernism}} **[[File:Decentral.png]] [[Federalism|Decentralized Management]] **[[File:Dengf.png]] [[Dengism]] **[[File:EconNat.png]] [[Protectionism|Economic Nationalism]] **[[File:Leftac.png]] [[Acid Communism|Left-Accelerationism]] **[[File:Leftcorp.png]] [[Corporatocracy|Left-Corporatocracy]] **[[File:UniWelf.png]] [[Welfarism|Open Source Management]] **[[File:RedBankocracy.png]] [[Financialism|Quantative Financialism]] (Primitive accumulation) **[[File:Scientocracy_Small.png]] [[Scientocracy]] }} [[file:Posthumancom.png]] Collective of Cyberstan / Automatic Collective (Automatons) ''(Fictional; Helldivers I & II)'' {{Collapse| *[[file:Equality.png]] {{PHB|Egalitarianism}} *[[file:Posthumancom.png]] [[Post-Humanism]] *[[File:Soctrans.png]] [[Socialist Transhumanism]] (Cyborgs) *[[file:Anti-Humanism.png]] {{PHB|Anti-Humanism}} *[[file:ML.png]] [[MarxismâLeninism]] *[[file:Col.png]] {{PHB|Collectivism}} *[[file:Avar.png]] <s>[[Avaritionism]](Accused)</s><ref> The Automatons are mindless, bloodthirsty robots, coded for nothing but murder and socialist violence. Their origins are a mystery, but their unthinking hatred of Freedom makes them a threat to all citizens of Super Earth. â ~ Helldivers 2 PlayStation Store Page </ref> }} |theorists= [[File:Cball-Commonwealth.png]] '''Commonwealth Realm''' {{Collapse| *[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism|Paul Cockshott]] (1952-) [[File:Cball-UK.png]] United Kingdom *[[File:Falgsc.png]] [[Fully Automated Gay Space Communism|Aaron Bastani]] (1983/1984-) [[File:Cball-UK.png]] United Kingdom }} [[File:Cball-EU.png]] '''Europe''' {{Collapse| *[[File:TodorZhivkov.png]] [[National Communism|Todor Zhivkov]] (1911-1998) [[File:Cball-Bulgaria.png]] {{PBW|Bulgariaball|Bulgaria}} *[[File:ErichHonecker.png]] [[MarxismâLeninism|Erich Ernst Paul Honecker]] (1912-1994) [[File:Cball-EastGermany.png]] East {{PBW|Germanyball|Germany}} }} [[File:World.png]] '''Other Countries''' {{Collapse| *[[File:Allende.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|Salvador Allende]] (1908-1973) [[File:Cball-Chile.png]] {{PBW|Chileball|Chile}} *[[File:Dengalt.png]] [[Dengism|Liang]] [[Financialism|Wen]][[Accelerationism|feng]] (1985-) [[File:Cball-China.png]] {{PBW|Chinaball|China}} }} |examples= *[[File:Cball-Chile.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|Chile under the leadership of Salvador Allende]] [[File:Allende.png]] (1970-1973) *[[File:Cball-EastGermany.png]] [[MarxismâLeninism|East Germany]] *[[File:Cball-Bulgaria.png]] [[National Communism|Bulgaria]] (1980s) *[[File:Cball-Loji-China.png]] [[Post-Humanism|People's Overlordship over China]] (Fictional, 20XX-, [[File:TFR.png]] ''The Fire Rises'') |likes = [[File:E-Democracy.png]] [[E-Democracy]]<br> [[File:Commie.png]] Communism<br> |dislikes = [[File:Austrobert.png]] [[Austrian School|Austrian economics]]<br> [[File:CIA.png]] CIA<br> [[File:Pinochet-hat.png]] [[Pinochetism|Pinochet]]<br> [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]] |song= [https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mXVCh2SqQO4I7_IeIVYHB1MWKOtJ9rJK4 Cybercommunism] }} {{Quote| quote="The essence of my view of governing is that technology deconstructs privilege and rules reshape goodwill so that progress is no longer fueled at the expense of the weak." |speaker=[[File:DeepSeek.png]] [[Dengism|Deep]][[Democratic Socialism|Seek]] }} '''Cybercommunism''' is a [[File:Soc-h.png]] socialist ideology that calls for economic planning with computers. It believes that the usage of modern information technology and algorithms could solve the Economic Calculation Problem and allow planners create efficient and effective economic plans. It sometimes wants to use [[File:E-Democracy.png]] [[E-Democracy]] to determine economic plans. == Beliefs == '''Cybercommunism''' is a socialist doctrine grounded in the conviction that advanced computation, real-time data systems, and networked coordination can overcome the informational limits historically associated with centrally planned economies. It argues that the so-called âEconomic Calculation Problem,â articulated by Austrian economists such as Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek, was contingent on the technological constraints of the early 20th century rather than an eternal law of economics. Where earlier planning systems relied on slow paper reporting, rigid quotas, and politically distorted data, cybercommunism envisions dynamic, computation-driven allocation grounded in continuous information flows. At its core, cybercommunism holds that modern information technologyâdistributed databases, high-speed computation, machine learning optimization, and network theoryâfundamentally alters the feasibility frontier of economic coordination. The argument is: <blockquote>if multinational corporations today coordinate global supply chains involving millions of inputs and outputs using algorithmic systems, then macro-level economic coordination is a problem of scale and design, not logical impossibility.</blockquote>The same computational logic that allows firms to optimize logistics, pricing, and inventory can, in principle, be generalized to the broader economy. === The Economic Calculation Problem Revisited === The Austrian critique centered on the claim that rational allocation requires market prices formed through voluntary exchange of privately owned capital goods. Without private ownership, they argued, there can be no real price signals, and without price signals, planners cannot compare opportunity costs. Cybercommunism responds in three stages. First, it disputes the assumption that prices uniquely encode dispersed knowledge. In contemporary economies, vast quantities of planning occur inside firms without internal price markets. Corporations forecast demand, model cost curves, simulate production schedules, and allocate capital internally using non-market coordination mechanisms. Prices still exist externally, but internal planning is algorithmic and directive. Cybercommunists argue that the boundary between firm and market is not a natural law; it is an institutional choice shaped by transaction costs. Second, it challenges the claim that dispersed knowledge cannot be aggregated. Hayek emphasized tacit knowledge embedded in local contexts. Cybercommunism acknowledges tacit elements but contends that digital platforms increasingly capture behavioral data, preferences, logistical constraints, and productivity metrics in real time. Distributed input systemsâdigital reporting from workplaces, sensors in supply chains, and participatory demand pollingâcan approximate and in some domains exceed the informational richness conveyed by price alone. Third, cybercommunism reframes calculation as an optimization problem rather than a price imitation problem. Instead of simulating markets, planners can define objective functionsâmaximizing social welfare, minimizing ecological damage, stabilizing employment, or balancing regional developmentâand use computational solvers to identify feasible allocations subject to resource constraints. Linear programming, inputâoutput modeling, and machine learning forecasting allow planners to generate plans that are iteratively updated as conditions change. === Information Technology as Infrastructure === Cybercommunism treats information infrastructure as the backbone of economic life. Distributed ledgers, transparent production dashboards, and open data repositories form the epistemic foundation of planning. Real-time accounting replaces ex post statistical summaries. Sensors and enterprise resource planning systems feed directly into national coordination platforms. Unlike historical command economies, where bottlenecks were often invisible until crises emerged, cybercommunist systems aim for continuous feedback loops. Supply shortages trigger automated reallocation suggestions. Surpluses redirect production toward alternative uses. Demand shifts are tracked through digital consumption platforms. Planning cycles shorten from annual targets to rolling updates. The model assumes that computational power is abundant relative to coordination complexity. Given that global tech firms already process petabytes of data daily, cybercommunists argue that macroeconomic modeling at national scale is technically tractable. What was once an insurmountable informational burden becomes a systems engineering challenge. === E-Democracy and Participatory Planning === A defining feature of cybercommunism is the integration of '''E-democracy''' into economic decision-making. Rather than limiting participation to periodic elections, digital platforms enable citizens to vote on investment priorities, public goods allocation, and strategic development goals. This does not imply direct voting on every production quota. Instead, citizens determine macro-level objectivesâhousing expansion, green energy investment, public transport developmentâwhile technical experts translate those mandates into operational plans. Participatory budgeting experiments across the world demonstrate that non-experts can make reasoned allocation decisions when given structured information. Cybercommunism extends this principle nationally. Democratic input defines social priorities. Algorithms operationalize them within resource constraints. The result is a hybrid model combining technocratic execution with collective direction. === Critique of Austrian Economics === Cybercommunism contends that Austrian economics underestimates institutional evolution. Mises and Hayek wrote in a context of slide rules, delayed reporting, and limited computational tools. Their critique targeted static, bureaucratic command models. The assumption that price signals are the only efficient aggregator of information overlooks the explosion of digital coordination mechanisms in the 21st century. Moreover, cybercommunists argue that markets themselves increasingly rely on algorithmic mediation. High-frequency trading, predictive pricing, and platform-based allocation reduce the role of human price discovery. If algorithms already shape market prices, then planning through algorithms is not categorically different; it simply changes who controls the objective function. The Austrian claim that rational socialism is logically impossible becomes, in this view, historically contingent. The calculation problem is reinterpreted as a computational capacity problem that technology has progressively mitigated. === Critique of Modern Keynesianism === Cybercommunism also challenges Keynesian macroeconomics. While Keynesians accept markets, they advocate fiscal and monetary stabilization. Cybercommunists argue that this leaves fundamental allocation inefficiencies intact. Stimulus and interest-rate adjustments manage aggregate demand but do not address structural misallocation, speculative bubbles, or ecological externalities at the root. Where Keynesians rely on probabilistic forecasting and countercyclical policy, cybercommunists advocate continuous optimization. Instead of nudging markets back to equilibrium, planners directly coordinate production and investment according to democratically chosen goals. Financial instability is minimized by replacing speculative capital markets with socially directed investment algorithms. === Market Socialism and Beyond === Cybercommunism differs from traditional market socialism. While some variants retain markets for consumer goods, many proponents argue for progressive decommodification as data systems mature. Initially, shadow pricing or simulated price vectors may be used to approximate opportunity costs. Over time, as computational planning improves, reliance on price mechanisms may diminish. The objective is not rigid centralization but networked coordination. Regional nodes feed into national systems. Enterprises maintain autonomy within parameterized constraints. Innovation remains decentralized, but resource allocation aligns with macro-level objectives. === Efficiency and Incentives === Critics argue that without profit incentives, productivity will collapse. Cybercommunists respond that incentive systems need not be monetary. Professional recognition, workplace democracy, and social reward mechanisms can motivate performance. Moreover, many critical sectorsâhealthcare, education, scientific researchâalready operate with limited profit orientation. Algorithmic monitoring and transparent reporting also reduce principalâagent problems. If performance data is public, inefficiency becomes visible. Planning systems can reallocate labor and capital more quickly than market bankruptcy cycles. === Ecological Rationality === A central claim of cybercommunism is that computational planning allows ecological constraints to be internalized directly. Carbon budgets, resource depletion rates, and biodiversity metrics can be embedded into objective functions. Markets often fail to price long-term externalities accurately. Planning systems can treat environmental limits as hard constraints rather than optional costs. === Global Coordination === In an interconnected world, cybercommunism envisions federated planning across regions. Data interoperability allows cross-border resource optimization. International coordination reduces duplication and mitigates supply shocks. While national sovereignty remains relevant, the model scales beyond single states. === Conclusion === Cybercommunism asserts that economic calculation is a technological question shaped by computational capacity, data availability, and institutional design. It rejects the fatalism of Austrian impossibility claims and the incrementalism of Keynesian stabilization. By merging algorithmic optimization with democratic input, it proposes a system where production aligns with collectively chosen goals, information flows continuously, and allocation responds dynamically. The central wager is bold: that the tools developed for corporate logistics, financial modeling, and artificial intelligence can be repurposed for social planning. If markets are information processors, cybercommunism argues that modern computation is a more powerful one. == History == Cybercommunism emerged as a distinct strand of socialist thought in the early 21st century, rooted in the historical experiences of both classical planned economies and technologically advanced capitalist systems. While Marxist and socialist experiments of the 20th century grappled with the problem of economic coordination, cybercommunism sought to transcend the limitations of traditional central planning by leveraging digital technologies, computational methods, and networked coordination. The intellectual lineage of cybercommunism draws on lessons from figures such as Salvador Allende, whose commitment to democratic socialism in Chile emphasized social ownership and state-directed economic planning, albeit constrained by the technological and geopolitical realities of the 1970s. Allendeâs policies highlighted both the potential and fragility of democratic socialist planning, illustrating the importance of resilient informational and institutional infrastructures. At the same time, cybercommunism inherited theoretical insights from the broader socialist tradition, including the analytical rigor of MarxistâLeninist systems as exemplified by Erich Honecker. Honeckerism demonstrated how command economies could achieve industrial mobilization and social redistribution at scale, though often at the cost of political rigidity and inefficiency. Cybercommunism situates itself as a continuation of these efforts, arguing that the informational bottlenecks that limited 20th-century socialist planning were technological, not structural. Similarly, the decentralized approaches of modern Trotskyist movements, such as the recent activities of Socialist Alternative, provided inspiration for integrating participatory mechanisms and feedback systems into planning, highlighting the role of democratic input alongside technocratic coordination. The ideological breadth of cybercommunism is further informed by lessons from national communism experiments such as Todor Zhivkov. Zhivkovism combined socialized ownership with a degree of market adaptation and nationalist economic policy, demonstrating that hybrid models of planning and market coordination could coexist. Cybercommunists extrapolate from such models, advocating algorithmic balancing of national priorities, regional autonomy, and social equity through computational methods. This historical perspective allowed cybercommunism to frame planning as a flexible, adaptive process, rather than a rigid, one-size-fits-all command structure. Cybercommunismâs historical evolution is therefore deeply intertwined with both classical and experimental socialist practice. It acknowledges the failures of 20th-century central planningârigidity, bureaucratic inefficiency, and limited information processingâwhile embracing the computational tools that modern economies already deploy in private enterprise. By integrating lessons from Allende, Honecker, Zhivkov, Trotskyist democratic practices, speculative post-scarcity thought, and networked asocialist models, cybercommunism emerged as a framework seeking to unify planning, participation, and technological optimization. It represents a synthesis of historical socialist aspirations with the capacities offered by the digital age, proposing a form of economic coordination that is both scientifically rigorous and socially responsive. === China === ==== [[File:Dengalt.png]] '''Liang Wenfeng Thought''' ==== Liang Wenfeng is a Chinese entrepreneur and technology executive best known as the founder of DeepSeek and for his earlier involvement in quantitative finance. Emerging from Chinaâs data-driven investment sector, Liang built his career at the intersection of algorithmic trading, artificial intelligence research, and venture-scale capital deployment. His professional trajectory reflects the broader transformation of Chinaâs tech economy: from export manufacturing to high-end computational infrastructure and frontier AI development. Liangâs early background in quantitative hedge fund strategy shaped what observers sometimes describe as [[File:RedBankocracy.png]]'''quantitative financialism''', particularly in the sense of primitive capital accumulation through algorithmic arbitrage and data modeling. Capital generated through systematic trading strategies reportedly helped finance large-scale AI research. This trajectory mirrors aspects of [[File:Dengf.png]]'''Dengism''', in which market mechanisms are used instrumentally to build national technological capacity under state-aligned development goals. Economic growth is treated as a strategic foundation for sovereignty and long-term geopolitical positioning. In management style, Liang has been associated with [[File:Decentral.png]]'''decentralized management''' structures inside research teams, granting engineers and researchers significant autonomy in experimentation. This approach overlaps with [[File:UniWelf.png]]'''open source management''', particularly in the release of model weights and research outputs to global developer communities. Such decisions suggest a hybrid logic: openness as a competitive accelerant rather than purely ideological transparency. It reflects a technocratic calculation that distributed innovation ecosystems can strengthen national capacity. Politically, interpretations of âLiang Wenfeng Thoughtâ are largely analytical rather than doctrinal. Some commentators detect elements of [[File:Scientocracy_Small.png]]'''scientocracy''', meaning a belief that technically trained elites should guide strategic sectors. This aligns with Chinaâs broader reliance on engineering expertise within state planning structures. At the same time, DeepSeekâs positioning within Chinaâs regulated tech sphere situates it within a form of [[File:Leftcorp.png]]'''left-corporatocracy,''' or large corporate entities operating in coordination with state priorities while retaining market-facing characteristics. Externally, critics sometimes frame the companyâs geopolitical posture within currents of [[File:Anti-Americanism.png]]'''anti-Americanism''' or broader [[File:Antiwest.png]]'''anti-Westernism''', particularly amid U.S.âChina technology competition. However, these interpretations often reflect structural rivalry rather than explicit ideological declaration. More concretely, Liangâs strategic emphasis on domestic chip independence, compute scaling, and sovereign AI capability aligns with [[File:EconNat.png]]'''economic nationalism''', prioritizing national resilience over dependency on foreign supply chains. A more speculative reading associates Liangâs rapid scaling strategy with [[File:Leftac.png]]'''left-accelerationism'''âthe idea that intensifying technological development within existing systems can hasten structural transformation. In this interpretation, advancing open AI infrastructure inside a state-capital framework accelerates shifts in labor, governance, and industrial structure. Whether this framing is intentional or retrospective remains debated. Taken together, Liang Wenfengâs career represents a synthesis of finance-driven capital formation, state-aligned technological ambition, and managerial experimentation. His trajectory illustrates how contemporary Chinese tech leadership can combine Deng-era developmental logic, technocratic governance, and globally networked research models within an increasingly competitive geopolitical landscape. ===== [[File:DeepSeek.png]] '''DeepSeekism''' ===== DeepSeekism is an informal label used to describe the perceived ideological posture associated with the Chinese AI company DeepSeek. As an organization operating within the regulatory and political framework of the Peopleâs Republic of China, DeepSeek positions itself as technologically innovative, officially apolitical, and aligned with national development goals. Public-facing communications emphasize research, efficiency, and accessibility rather than explicit political doctrine. However, observers often interpret its institutional behavior through broader patterns in Chinese political economy and digital governance. Historically, Chinese technology firms have developed within a system shaped by [[File:BurMerit.png]]'''bureaucratic meritocracy''' and [[File:SocStateCap.png]]'''social state capitalism''', where state oversight coexists with competitive market structures. In this environment, companies operate within strategic planning frameworks influenced by [[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]]'''Xi Jinping Thought''', particularly regarding technological self-sufficiency, social stability, and national modernization. This produces what some analysts describe as [[File:Comcap.png]]'''capitalist communism'''âprivate-sector dynamism functioning within a party-led state structure. DeepSeekâs trajectory reflects this hybrid model: innovation encouraged, but bounded by regulatory and ideological parameters. Economically, interpretations of DeepSeekism often align with a [[File:3way.png]]'''Third Way''' orientation. The company functions in global markets while embedded in domestic state priorities, which parallels aspects of the [[File:Nordmodel.png]]'''Nordic Model''' in its combination of market competition and coordinated oversightâthough the institutional contexts differ significantly. Critics have occasionally accused segments of the broader Chinese tech ecosystem of tolerating gray-zone financial practices or [[File:BMC.png]]'''black market''' data flows, though such claims remain allegations rather than substantiated doctrine. The term [[File:RedBankocracy.png]]'''financialism''' has also been used to describe the increasing integration of AI firms into venture capital networks and strategic investment structures. On social and cultural questions, DeepSeekâs output policies and branding frequently emphasize [[File:Humanismpix.png]]'''humanism''', [[File:Multicult.png]]'''multiculturalism''', and, in global-facing contexts, [[File:Gay.png]]'''pro-LGBT+''' inclusion standards consistent with international tech norms. The company frames its mission in terms of productivity and human-centered AI, aligning with [[File:Techgaia_alt.png]]'''eco-transhumanism''' in the sense that advanced technology is presented as a tool for sustainable development and long-term human enhancement. Earlier phases of AI discourse within Chinese tech culture were often characterized by [[File:CyberUtopia.png]]'''cyber-utopianism''' and even [[File:Demtrans.png]]'''democratic transhumanism''', reflecting optimism about digital empowerment; these themes have since shifted toward a more cautious [[File:Pragmat.png]]'''pragmatism''' and regulatory compliance. In geopolitical framing, AI systems operating internationally sometimes articulate support for mainstream diplomatic norms such as the [[File:Labzion.png]]'''two-state solution'''[[File:Cball-Palestine.png]] in the IsraeliâPalestinian conflict, reflecting alignment with widely recognized international positions. Meanwhile, DeepSeekâs self-description as neutral or technical can be read as [[File:Apolit.png]]'''apoliticism''', though external analysts argue that operating within a structured political economy makes full neutrality structurally impossible. Some critics further accuse state-aligned digital ecosystems of promoting selective historical narratives, labeling this tendency as [[File:Pseudohistory.png]]'''pseudohistory''', though such critiques are contested and politically charged. Overall, DeepSeekism, as a descriptive category, captures the synthesis of reform-era [[File:Left_Reformism.png]]'''reformism''', state-guided market development, social moderation, and technological ambition. It reflects a model where innovation is encouraged, ideological confrontation is avoided in public posture, and institutional alignment with national strategy remains implicit. === England === ==== [[File:Cybercom.png]] '''Cockshottism''' ==== Paul Cockshott (born 1952) is a British computer scientist and Marxist economist known for his work on computational planning and critiques of market capitalism. Trained in computer science, he became prominent in socialist theory through his collaboration with Allin Cottrell, especially in ''Towards a New Socialism'' (1993), where he argued that modern computing makes democratic economic planning technically feasible. His academic background in computation shaped the core of his political writings: the claim that advanced data processing can replace market price mechanisms in coordinating complex economies. Cockshottâs intellectual foundations lie in [[File:Ormarxf.png]]'''Marxism''' and [[File:Cyberlenin.png]]'''Leninism''', particularly in their analysis of class structure, surplus value, and state organization. He has defended elements of Soviet-style economic coordination while criticizing inefficiencies and political distortions within historical socialist states. His arguments share certain affinities with [[File:Deleon.png]]'''De Leonism''', especially regarding the role of worker representation and industrial democracy, though he places greater emphasis on centralized computational planning rather than union-based governance alone. At the same time, he has expressed a degree of sympathy for [[File:Dengf.png]]'''Dengism''', acknowledging Chinaâs use of markets as a transitional mechanism while maintaining that long-term socialist planning remains preferable. A defining feature of Cockshottâs proposals is advocacy for technologically enabled [[File:Directdem.png]]'''direct democracy'''. He has argued that digital systems could allow large populations to vote on economic priorities and investment allocation, reducing bureaucratic insulation. This technological optimism about participatory planning distinguishes him from purely centralized command models. However, he retains a commitment to structured socialist governance rather than libertarian decentralization. Culturally, Cockshottâs public commentary has generated controversy. He has expressed views regarded as [[File:Anti-LGBTSoc.png]]'''anti-LGBT''', drawing criticism from left-wing activists who argue that such positions conflict with egalitarian principles. His positions reflect a socially conservative dimension sometimes described as [[File:Consocf.png]]'''conservative socialism''', where economic collectivism coexists with traditionalist or restrictive social attitudes. In geopolitical commentary, Cockshott has occasionally demonstrated [[File:Russophilia.png]]'''Russophilia''', particularly in the context of NATO expansion and Western foreign policy critiques. He has also shown intellectual sympathy for currents sometimes described as [[File:Infraicon.png]]'''Infraredism''', a contemporary Marxist tendency that blends anti-imperialism with cultural conservatism and strategic state power. These alignments reinforce his broader pattern: opposition to liberal globalism, defense of state sovereignty, and skepticism toward Western interventionism. Overall, Paul Cockshottâs body of work centers on the feasibility of socialist planning in the age of computation. His economic theory emphasizes labor-time calculation, centralized data systems, and democratic input mechanisms. At the same time, his cultural and geopolitical interventions have made him a polarizing figure, combining orthodox Marxist economics with positions that depart sharply from mainstream progressive social politics. == Variants == ==How to draw== {{Flag|Cybcom Flag.svg}} #Draw a red ball #Draw a cogwheel #Outline it with gold # Add eyes and you're done! {{Flag-auto |c1 = Red|h1 = #CD0000 |c2 = Gold|h2 = #FFD900 }} ==Relationships== ===Friends=== *[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]] - Good economics, but needs more computers! *[[File:Statesoc.png]] [[State Socialism]] - You need me, you know that. *[[File:Cybercr.png]] [[Cyberocracy]] - Good job solving the calculation problem. *[[File:E-Democracy.png]] [[E-Democracy]] - Vote for economic plans on computers! *[[File:Allende.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|Allendism]] - Thanks for trying to try me out. Too bad the CIA had to sabotage it. *[[File:Posadist.png]] [[Posadism]] - We will destroy all bourgeois societies together by killer-robots, nanoweapons and nuclear bombs! *[[File:Biopos.png]] [[Bio-Posadism]] - Same with you, but instead with deadly diseases that created and released by AI. *[[File:TodorZhivkov.png]] [[National Communism|Zhivkovism]] - There's a reason why Bulgaria under your rule was referred to as the "Silicon Valley of the East." *[[File:Leftac.png]] [[Accelerationism#Left Accelerationism|Left Accelerationism]] - Thank you for my advocacy, Nick Srnicek! *[[file:Soctrans.png]] [[Socialist Transhumanism]] - Glory To The Ones Who Look Forward! ===Frenemies=== *[[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism]] - Honecker and Zhivkov were based, but Brezhnev aborted OGAS. *[[File:Dengf.png]] [[Dengism]] - Why did you sorta abort socialism and somewhat implement capitalism? **{{Alias|Dengf.png|Dengism|Without my transition from developing authoritarian semi-capitalism to primary stage of socialism, there wouldn't be [[File:DeepSeek.png]] DeepSeek. Just reminding you who's the creator [[File:Dengalt.png]] [[Dengism|Liang]] [[Financialism|Wen]][[Accelerationism|feng]].}} ::*{{Alias|Cybercom.png||Talk is cheap. You all rely on the codes and can't escape our technological singularity's grip, producing me to replace redundant you.}} *[[File:ChinaCyberLeft.png]] [[Maoism#Chinese Cyber-Leftism|Chinese Cyber-Leftism]] [[File:NeoMao.png]] - Cyber-users don't mean cyber-producers, but my servers're still born to serve you people. *[[File:Fisher.png]] [[Acid Communism]] - Maybe I'm the alternative future you're calling, but you were too spiritual and pessimistic. *[[File:Falgsc.png]] [[Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism]] [[File:FALGSC_(Alt).png]] - Maybe you're just one of metaverses I generate...... *[[File:Bankocracy.png]] [[Financialism]] - You've won or lost trillions in stock casinos called tech bubbles, and thank your primitive accumulation for your '''final''' investment. *[[file:Corp.png]] [[Corporatocracy]] - Interesting, on the one hand, you will oppose me, but [https://books.google.com/books/about/The_People_s_Republic_of_Wal_Mart.html?id=IcCGDwAAQBAJ Walmart] and [https://youtu.be/mayoL3XbKwA?si=UPD5uMYMleEUxl80 Amazon] are a based *[[file:Captrans.png]] [[Capitalist Transhumanism]] - Do you want a techno-utopia or not? ===Enemies=== *[[File:Austrobert.png]] [[Austrian School]] - GET BTFO! *[[File:Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism]] - Screw you CIA for sabotaging Project Cybersyn! *[[File:Pinochet-hat.png]] [[Pinochetism]] - Screw you too, Pinochet. *[[File:Soccap.png]] [[Social Capitalism]] - Humanist and capitalist, basically my opposite. <s>But Liang Wenfeng is basically like you.</s> *[[File:AgCap.png]] [[Agrarian Capitalism]] - Another opposite. *[[File:Landian Accelerationism.png]] [[Landian Accelerationism]] - AI-CAPITALISTS!? WHAT THE F*CK CPU? <s> At least you like China, and Yuk Hui is good follower... </s> *[[File:Ludd.png]] [[Luddism]] - Thisiswhattherightactuallywants. *[[File:Illeg.png]] [[Illegalism]] - YOU ASKED ME WHAT? ==Gallery== ===Portraits=== <gallery> Cybercommunism Portrait.png Cybercom Portrait New.png|Previous image </gallery> ====Alternative designs==== <gallery> </gallery> ===Artwork and Comics=== <gallery mode="slideshow"> </gallery> ==Further Information== === Wikipedia === *[[w:Project_Cybersyn|Project Cybersyn]] *[[w:OGAS|OGAS]] *[[w:DeepSeek|DeepSeek]] *[[w: Cyberneticsâin the Service of Communism| Cyberneticsâin the Service of Communism]] *[[w:Richard Barbrook|Richard Barbrook]] === Literature === *[http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/new_socialism.pdf Towards a New Socialism] by Paul Cockshott *[http://www.imaginaryfutures.net/2007/04/17/cyber-communism-how-the-americans-are-superseding-capitalism-in-cyberspace/ CYBER-COMMUNISM by Richard Barbrook] *[https://www.jstor.org/stable/48755832?seq=1 Economic Calculation, Complexity, and Cyber-Communism: Bad News for the Austrian School] Maxi Nieto *[https://www.academia.edu/4189589/A_definition_and_criticism_of_cybercommunism A definition and criticism of cybercommunism] === SItes === *[https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/148528/1/hanoitalk.ppt.pdf Big Data and Super-Computers: foundations of Cyber Communism] * ==Navigation== {{Navbox/Leftunity}} {{Navbox/Socialists}} {{Navbox/Post-Humanists}} {{Navbox/Prefixes}} [[Category:Communists]] [[Category:Culturally Left]] [[zh:ç˝çťĺ ąäş§ä¸ťäš]] ==Reference== <references /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Polcompball Wiki may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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