🎙️ In this mini episode, Hunter breaks down the core principles of d/acc (defensive, decentralized, differentially democratic accelerationism) and why it matters for our technological future. Learn about Vitalik Buterin's three pillars of d/acc—defensive, decentralized, and differentially democratic accelerationism—and how they aim to maintain human agency while embracing technological progress.
🧠 Hunter shares his personal concerns about attention hijacking and diminishing agency in the digital age, and introduces TinyCloud, a sovereign data protocol he and Sam are building that embodies d/acc principles by giving users cryptographic ownership of their personal data.
🔑 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction to d/acc
1:14 The three pillars explained
3:21 The risk of "irreversible human disempowerment"
5:38 Why build defensively and in a decentralized way
7:15 TinyCloud and sovereign data explained
10:42 Personal motivations and concerns
13:05 Previous episodes and what's next
📚 RESOURCES:
- 📖 Vitalik Buterin's "My Techno Optimism"
- 📝 Dario Amodei's "Machines of Loving Grace"
- 💻 Learn more about TinyCloud: Tinycloud.xyz
▶️ Check out our other episodes:
- Ep.1: d/acc One Year Later: A Deep Dive into Vitalik's Vision
- Ep.2: d/acc & TinyCloud: Who Controls Your Data When AI Remembers Everything?
- Ep.3: Accelerating Latin America with Cush from Odisea Labs
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