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Against longtermism
Ted Kaczynski had an insight: technology doesn't make things better, it makes them weirder and higher variance. You are not supposed to spend the prime of your life photocopying stuff and doing PowerPoints. You're supposed to chop wood, hunt and maybe wage war. Women are supposed to be pregnant most of the time when they're 16-40. Modern society is... See more
With the emerging ability to improve the embodied experience for all sentient beings, our species is entering a painful adolescent phase. We must realize it is no longer acceptable to coast along on values and purpose inherited from the past, without needing to exercise agency and responsibility to decide what we will work toward. We have to accept... See more
Michael Levin • The Space of Possible Minds
Roko's Basilisk is pretty ridiculous. This is my take on it.
from r/Futurilogy by u/Onlytheashamed
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(Edit: [Roko's Basilisk ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk) is a thought experiment about the possible behaviour of a super intelligent AI in the future.)
I don't understand.
First of all, if it's existence is already brought about, why
... See moreFirst, review the basic argument for longtermism:
Moral status: The lives and suffering of future people and animals matter just as much as those alive today.
Numbers: The number of future people and animals who could exist is vastly larger than the number of beings alive now.
Unique leverage: Due to our special place in history, our actions could