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Silicon Valley’s latest fad, effective accelerationism, is its deadliest

Thanks to a sceptical press – and a subsequent FDA investigation – the technology was found to be a total sham, but only after investors had poured millions into the start-up and made Holmes one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires.The crypto industry is another plain example of what happens when hype and bluster overtake real utility.LoadingBitcoin alone is estimated to consume more energy per year than many countries – all for the sake of a made-up currency – and the unravelling of disgraced FTX founder Sam…