
200 - Vitalik Buterin's Philosophy: d/acc
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Understanding the Accelerationist Perspective
The effective accelerationist perspective involves recognizing the invisible graveyard, where the harm caused by regulatory hurdles, such as delays in approving life-saving medicines, can easily result in tens of thousands of deaths. This perspective also focuses on the massive gains from technological advancements, which have significantly improved life over the years, despite visible disasters like World War I, World War II, the Spanish flu, and the Great Leap Forward. The perspective points out that growth in technology and wealth brings about stability and positive outcomes, and highlights the unrelenting history of technology repeatedly doing good over thousands of years.
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