Re "what cultural need are they filling that doesn't already exist"
There have been precursors to e/acc, e.g. Italian futurism, Russian cosmism, extropianism and related movements (search for e/acc in my Substack). These precursors already (or still) exist, but show signs of age. I consider e/acc a contemporary instance of the same spirit, and revitalizing this spirit fills an important cultural need.
Re "what cultural need are they filling that doesn't already exist"
There have been precursors to e/acc, e.g. Italian futurism, Russian cosmism, extropianism and related movements (search for e/acc in my Substack). These precursors already (or still) exist, but show signs of age. I consider e/acc a contemporary instance of the same spirit, and revitalizing this spirit fills an important cultural need.
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