The "mog/acc" concept has rapidly spread among influential figures from Elon Musk to Garry Tan, boosting the project's visibility and ultimately driving price increases.
Overview of Key Points
MOG Coin is a popular Meme token on Ethereum and Base blockchain, gaining popularity by promoting a cultural shift called "mog/acc", which combines "mogging" (meaning better, stronger, faster) and "accelerationism" (accelerating technological change at all costs).
Influential figures like Musk and Garry Tan have embraced the "mog/acc" trend, significantly enhancing MOG Coin's value.
"mog/acc" is evolving into an internet-native philosophy focused on technological progress and a shared language of victory.
Goodbye Dogecoin. The new Meme token causing a sensation in tech Twitter's core circles is more than just entertainment; it represents a mindset.
MOG Coin, this popular token issued on Ethereum and Base, is attempting to introduce a cultural shift called "mog/acc" - a fusion of "mogging" (slang for better, stronger, faster) and "accelerationism" (accelerating technological change at all costs).
Tech optimists quickly adopted Pit Viper (a brand of flashy sunglasses) as their X account avatars, drawing attention to the mog token beyond the crypto circle.
From Y Combinator founder Garry Tan to owner Musk, influential X accounts have joined the "mog/acc" movement, changing their avatars to images wearing Pit Viper. MOG's price has risen over 11% in the past week, with a 30-day increase of over 130%.
Solana ecosystem companies like Raydium and Jupiter have also joined, changing their online avatars to cats or mascots wearing Pit Viper and declaring "mog/acc".
A community member even developed a "mog/acc" bot that can automatically convert any avatar to the aesthetic pursued by "mog/acc" believers, which quickly went viral within hours of launching on Wednesday morning.
So, what exactly is "mog/acc"? Believers have very specific views.
Meme KOL @Virotechnics told CoinDesk on Telegram: "Mog accelerationism is extending mog Meme culture to the realm of technological progress, which is about victory, competition, and excellence in all aspects."
"Accelerationism is a philosophy of technological progress, accelerating its pace and ensuring achievement at all costs. mog/acc is a hybrid of the two; it's a perfect synthesis - these ideas complement each other, and Meme culture helps spread this philosophy," he added.
Accelerationism, or "acc" in internet slang, refers to the idea that humans should accelerate technological progress at all costs. Whether in artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, biotechnology, or automation, its essence is to advance faster, break conventions, and drive future development.
This gave birth to effective accelerationism (e/acc), a recent variant attempting to make accelerationism practical, not just a meme. Supporters include early crypto investor Balaji Srinivasan.
In 2023, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik shared his own e/acc version, defensive accelerationism (d/acc), calling for constructively advancing technology while actively avoiding paths filled with greed or net negative impacts.
Therefore, mog/acc is not just hitching a ride on the existing accelerationism trend. It is evolving into a unique internet-native philosophy.
Unlike e/acc's intellectualization of the future and d/acc's moralization, mog/acc makes it real through Meme. Believers are abandoning profound articles in favor of flashy avatars and a shared language of victory.
Whether mog will become more than just a token or an atmosphere remains to be seen. But currently, it is a comprehensive identity game.
