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Most people don't have the time, energy or will to do most of these things. Many others who do would simply be very unhappy doing those things. My whole point w
by jm__87 8y ago
Most people don't have the time, energy or will to do most of these things. Many others who do would simply be very unhappy doing those things. My whole point was that people should just try to enjoy their lives, not have it revolve around some very low probability event.
- ace_of_spades 8y agoJust as an counter example to your reasoning... there are actually whole movements of people focusing on dangerous low probability events to increase the odds of good worlds coming out of them. Given very real prospects like dangerous races towards AGI or pandemics in the future, it seems like a very bad strategy to advocate for the status quo of not caring. If you are not willing to do anything yourself look at the possibility of donating. That does not disturb your world too much but actually makes a difference. I would love to see comments like yours point out this possibility more prominently as we would all be better for it, you too :) For more concrete insights regarding the role that everyone can play have a look at: www.80000hours.org or more generally at www.effectivealtruism.org