@keccers.eth

To me acceleration is worthy of contempt because it elevates technology and science to the place of God. There is an almost religious faith in technology to solve all the problems and know all the things. If we make 100 problems in the course of innovating to solve 1, well we will just add more science on top to solve those 100 new problems. Externalities along the way do not matter. and yes you’re right often they never have to experience the consequences! Recently Marc and Ben of a16z went on a tirade against a newspaper who photoshopped MAGA hats on Ben and his wife. The fact they did this, while their firm funds a company that profits off of non-consensual deepfake porn, is emblematic to me of the whole situation. We, the people, get a16z financed porn made in our likenesses because profit, because progress. We are faceless human capital and we can be sacrificed. But one mildly ‘shopped photo for them and they are burning the boats. Why do we have to take this?

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