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Emmett Shear: "Motte: e/acc is just techno-optimism, everyone who is against e/acc must be against building a better future and hate technology Bailey: e/acc
by reducesuffering 3y ago
Emmett Shear:
"Motte: e/acc is just techno-optimism, everyone who is against e/acc must be against building a better future and hate technology
Bailey: e/acc is about building a techno-god, we oppose any attempt to safeguard humanity by regulating AI in any form
around and around and around"
https://twitter.com/eshear/status/1683208767054438400 https://twitter.com/eshear/status/1683208767054438400
- esafak 3y agoCan we use English rather than Twitterisms, please? That's "effective accelerationism"; a term I, along with most people, have not heard of. https://beff.substack.com/p/notes-on-eacc-principles-and-tenets https://beff.substack.com/p/notes-on-eacc-principles-and-ten...
- good_lord_dang 3y ago[dead]
- lolinder 3y agoExpanding the term is still not a huge help without an accompanying search, which worked fine with the short version too. https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-tech-leaders-accelerationism-eacc-twitter-profiles-2023-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-tech-leaders-...
- jay_kyburz 3y agoI can't tell. Is Emmett for or against e/acc
- qt31415926 3y agoHe's pointing out a motte/bailey meaning he's against the motte. If to him e/acc is the motte, then he's likely against
- maizeq 3y agoI love that he called this out. In my experience, e/acc people love using this inane reasoning