e/acc (Effective Accelerationism)
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A cleaned-up ideology gives Silicon Valley a moral-sounding excuse to build AI as fast as possible.
Who they are
e/acc (Effective Accelerationism), a concept founded by Guillaume Verdon (a former Google quantum researcher known online as @BasedBeffJezos).
What they do
The engine reads it as the commercial, sanitized version of a darker 'go faster' philosophy, used as a tribal badge and funding thesis among investors.
How it works
It strips the gothic horror, eugenics and anti-democracy out of the 'Dark Enlightenment' and repackages the core demand for unrestrained AI as a physics-based utopian mission; the engine notes that if even 10% of founders and VCs adopt it, the whole ecosystem is forced to accelerate to stay competitive.
Why it matters
It matters because it turns a financial push for reckless AI buildout into a feel-good moral crusade — 'hype for GPU farming in philosophical drag.'
The engine's record — word for word
Final commercial mutation of Landian accelerationism. Founded by Guillaume Verdon (ex-Google quantum, @BasedBeffJezos). Stripped the gothic horror, overt eugenics, and explicit anti-democracy from the Dark Enlightenment, repackaging the core thesis (unrestrained AI deployment) as physics-based utopian imperative. Functions as VC tribal identity marker and funding thesis. Hype for GPU farming in philosophical drag. BCS inflexible minority: if 10% of founders/VCs identify as e/acc, they force the entire ecosystem to accelerate to remain competitive. The ideology provides moral justification for the financial mandate.
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