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Effective Accelerationism (e/acc) views technological progress as a thermodynamic imperative where systems must complexify and capture more energy to survive. The ultimate metric of success is the ascent of the Kardashev Scale.

Impact: Shifts the business and R&D focus toward maximizing energy efficiency and raw intelligence production as a survival mechanism.

— from Accelerationism vs Defensive Acceleration in the Age of AI · a16z Podcast· Apr 09, 2026