e/acc is not a coherent philosophy and treating it as one means you are fighting shadows.
Landian accelerationism at least is somewhat coherent. “e/acc” is a bundle of memes that support the self-interest of the people supporting and propagating it, both financially (VC money, dreams of making it big) and socially (the non-Beff e/acc vibe is one of optimism and hope and to do things—to engage with the object level—instead of just trying to steer social reality). A more charitable interpretation is that the philosophical roots of “e/acc” are founded upon a frustration with how bad things are, and a desire to improve things by yourself. This is a sentiment I share and empathize with.
I find the term “techno-optimism” to be a more accurate description of the latter, and perhaps “Beff Jezos philosophy” a more accurate description of what you have in your mind. And “e/acc” to mainly describe the community and its coordinated movements at steering the world towards outcomes that the people within the community perceive as benefiting them.
sure—i agree that’s why i said “something adjacent to” because it had enough overlap in properties. I think my comment completely stands with a different word choice, I’m just not sure what word choice would do a better job.
e/acc is not a coherent philosophy and treating it as one means you are fighting shadows.
Landian accelerationism at least is somewhat coherent. “e/acc” is a bundle of memes that support the self-interest of the people supporting and propagating it, both financially (VC money, dreams of making it big) and socially (the non-Beff e/acc vibe is one of optimism and hope and to do things—to engage with the object level—instead of just trying to steer social reality). A more charitable interpretation is that the philosophical roots of “e/acc” are founded upon a frustration with how bad things are, and a desire to improve things by yourself. This is a sentiment I share and empathize with.
I find the term “techno-optimism” to be a more accurate description of the latter, and perhaps “Beff Jezos philosophy” a more accurate description of what you have in your mind. And “e/acc” to mainly describe the community and its coordinated movements at steering the world towards outcomes that the people within the community perceive as benefiting them.
sure—i agree that’s why i said “something adjacent to” because it had enough overlap in properties. I think my comment completely stands with a different word choice, I’m just not sure what word choice would do a better job.