Effective obfuscation
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Silicon Valley's "effective altruism" and "effective accelerationism" only give a thin philosophical veneer to the industry's same old impulses.

Molly White is best known for shining a light on the silliness and fraud that are cryptocurrency, blockchain and Web3. This essay may be a sign that she’s shifting her focus to our sneerworthy friends in the extended rationalism universe. If so, that’s an excellent development. Molly’s great.

    • earthquake@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      It’s important to stretch before reading their stuff. A good stretch is to find the latest fad and argue how it’s an addiction.

      Then, afterwards, you need to cool off and detox. I recommend some Quake, but finding a new favorite album also works.

      • self@awful.systemsMEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        quake is still fucking awesome and the remasters of 1 and 2 are great for an impromptu steam deck lan party