One possible reason not to call yourself by this label would be if you are not a utilitarian. I favor virtue ethics and strongly dislike utilitarianism so I would not use the label even though I am well aligned with most of the goals and approaches.
"e/acc has no particular allegiance to the biological substrate for intelligence and life, in contrast to transhumanism." That's just wrong. Transhumanism takes no position on remaining biological vs. becoming postbiological. Funnily enough, the accusation is usually the opposite -- transhumanists are told that they despise their bodies and yearn to get rid of them. Neither of these views are correct.
I agree with almost everything you said, and I too became a card-carrying extropian in the mid-1990s and until a few years ago I was proud to say I was still an extropian. But today I feel more comfortable saying I'm a believer in effective accelerationism, not because I believe AI poses no danger to the human race but because I believe the development of a superhuman AI is inevitable and the chances that the AI will not decide to exterminate us is greater if baby Mr. Jupiter Brain is developed by the US, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, or South Korea, than if it was developed by China, Russia, or North Korea. If given a choice between low chance and no chance I'll pick low chance every time.
John K Clark
I became a card-carrying extropian and I’ve called myself an extropian ever since
I really enjoyed reading this past
Giulio is a clear and coherent thinker
One possible reason not to call yourself by this label would be if you are not a utilitarian. I favor virtue ethics and strongly dislike utilitarianism so I would not use the label even though I am well aligned with most of the goals and approaches.
"e/acc has no particular allegiance to the biological substrate for intelligence and life, in contrast to transhumanism." That's just wrong. Transhumanism takes no position on remaining biological vs. becoming postbiological. Funnily enough, the accusation is usually the opposite -- transhumanists are told that they despise their bodies and yearn to get rid of them. Neither of these views are correct.
I agree with almost everything you said, and I too became a card-carrying extropian in the mid-1990s and until a few years ago I was proud to say I was still an extropian. But today I feel more comfortable saying I'm a believer in effective accelerationism, not because I believe AI poses no danger to the human race but because I believe the development of a superhuman AI is inevitable and the chances that the AI will not decide to exterminate us is greater if baby Mr. Jupiter Brain is developed by the US, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, or South Korea, than if it was developed by China, Russia, or North Korea. If given a choice between low chance and no chance I'll pick low chance every time.
John K Clark
I became a card-carrying extropian and I’ve called myself an extropian ever since