e/acc founder Beff Jezos: the Decel Psyop panic is the real danger
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-12
e/acc founder Guillaume Verdon (Beff Jezos) quoted David Friedberg arguing that America's recurring social panics — COVID lockdowns, post-Three Mile Island nuclear stagnation — cause massive long-term damage, with alarmists never held accountable. Friedberg noted polls show data centers at negative 80 among most Americans, rooted in a deep unconscious primate fear. Verdon called the 'Decel Psyop' panic the real threat to well-being and the missed upside.
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