Starting from Scratch, Overcoming Gatekeeping, and Paying It Forward

Beff Jezos, the anonymous co-founder of the e/acc movement (effective accelerationism) had his identity revealed on Friday night by Forbes reporters. He gives the inside story to Antonio Garcia Martinez, Erik Torenberg, Dan Romero, his e/acc cofounder bayeslord, and The Cognitive Revolution podcast host Nathan Labenz. They discuss anonymity, the media, and the role of journalism in our society. Sell and grow with Shopify: Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/momentofzen

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LINKS:

Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2023/12/01/who-is-basedbeffjezos-the-leader-of-effective-accelerationism-eacc/?sh=5b172e3a7a13

PirateWires article: https://www.piratewires.com/p/thot-police-forbes-has-doxed-beff

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(01:45) Binance

(07:25) Antonio joins

(10:05) Beff is face doxxed

(11:45) The inside story

(13:55) Sponsor: Shopify

(15:50) How did Beff's identity get revealed by these reporters?

(22:55) Why should journalists get to decide who gets to be anon?

(26:35) Beff's academic background in quantum computing

(28:55) Why Beff started the anon account

(31:15) Sponsor: Vanta, MasterClass

(33:40) How Beff bootstrapped his anon account

(38:55) What's next for e/acc

(44:05) Overcentralization of AI

(46:25) Where the alpha is

(56:25) Decels and the rebellion

(01:02:45) Why is big tech so bad & 2024 elections

(01:04:55) AI Leaderboards

(01:07:45) Crypto and AI crossover

(01:12:25) Decentralizing the AI supply chain

(01:18:25) Hardware & Extropic technology

(01:23:25) Utility of e/acc

(01:28:55) What is the e/acc gospel

(01:40:20) What is the near term for AI?