from early days e/acc has a tradition of self proclaimed "founders" leading forks (they ofc claim is the *true* branch- as I do for meow/acc 😼) variance is a good thing- go look at Beff & others' track record- they will argue their opinions but care a lot abt not using social… https://x.com/foomagemindset/status/1726000434752467031
groupthink and organizational takeover by sociopaths has been our critique of EA from the start- Beff always tells ppl "you don't need my permission" wrt e/acc anything- merch, events, websites, manifestos etc...
ofc this means anyone can have e/acc in their username, anyone can be hosting an e/acc event ... the corollary of no dictators is that everyone has to keep their brain turned on, think critically about the content not just the branding
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