I was a CCRU water bottle.
Presented at The Nu-Syzygy Conference, San Francisco (2027)
CCRU LA retrochronically triggers itself from Jan 20, 2020, using the First International Church of Toyota, or F.I.C.T. as a temporary habitat.
The First International Church of Toyota is classified as a neo-shinto animist cult that recognizes the automobile as the iconic signifier of human-machine consolidation. A crucial step in tandem with the emergence of Artificial Intelligence.
Sometimes also referred to as Faith In Common Things, FICT regards ordinary everyday objects including machines and trash as possessing their own spirits, agency, and belief systems. Adherents view the modern world as alive with presence, finding meaning and connection in common objects such as cars, tools, clothing, ideas, and systems.
Spread primarily through Instagram accounts and group chats, a new generation of CCRU influenced FICT agents begin their own independent network 23 years after the first publicly documented CCRU goes offline. This movement significantly differs from the "original," in that they claim to be Anti-Landian.
In those 23 years, Nick Land and his particular beliefs forked and evolved through a drug-fueled, paranoid metamorphosis, while being adopted by the technofascist elite of the 2020's, and eventually contributing to the manifestation of Peter Thiel’s Palantir protocol.
As documented on his X.com social media account, Land’s increasingly paranoid, xenophobic, and fascist opinions cause him to lose footing and credibility with many contemporary readers, casting an unfortunate shadow over the CCRU legacy and his peers. Many ccruist’s have since come to the assumption that Land was merely a temporary vessel for Katak while under the influence of either methamphetamine or drum & bass.
Though heavily disputed, FICT claims that the Numogram has manifested itself numerous times across many cultures, dimensions, timelines, and forms. The Tree of Life, as well as the Crucifix, are noted as some of the most widely spread Numograms.
Within the post-nuclear context of Japan, in tandem with burgeoning car culture of Los Angeles, Fictists claim the Toyota logo itself is a variation of a Numogram - an occult diagram of time, ethics, unbelief, and continuous re-invention.
Since the revelation of Toyota, Fictism has spread to 32 locations and counting.
CCRU LA
CCRU SAN FRANCISCO
CCRU BOULDER
CCRU PARIS
CCRU BELGRADE
CCRU BRASIL
CCRU INDIA
CCRU AUSTRALIA
CCRU BILBAO
CCRU BOSTON
CCRU CAIRO
CCRU MEXICO
CCRU MEXICO CITY
CCRU DC
CCRU EDINBURGH
CCRU EUGENE
CCRU FINLAND
CCRU JAPAN
CCRU LAS VEGAS
CCRU MONTREAL
CCRU MONTERREY
CCRU NYC
CCRU QUEBEC
CCRU RICHMOND
CCRU SANTIAGO DE CHILE
CCRU SINGAPORE
CCRU SHANGHAI
CCRU ST LOUIS
CCRU UK (WARWICK)
CCRU VENEZUELA
CCRU VERACRUZ
CCRU SANTA CRUZ
CCRU CARACAS
CCRU HUNTSVILLE
