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You've probably seen this, but for those who haven't, Bostrom's written an interesting formalization of this hunch: https://nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pd
by sooheon 6y ago
You've probably seen this, but for those who haven't, Bostrom's written an interesting formalization of this hunch: https://nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pdf https://nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pdf
- dr_dshiv 6y agoIt seems to me the balance is between massive state power and massive individual power. I'm pretty sure about which one I fear more. That said, I think Nick's suggestions are pretty sound. That said, I think about the call from Freeman Dyson to teach children to develop genetic engineering skills to create warm blooded plants to bring life to the asteroid belt.... Well, maybe at some point
- dTal 6y ago> I'm pretty sure about which one I fear more Which?
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoNot the OP, but they can both be pretty bad. Nazi Germany or the USSR on one side, or Somalian warlords on the other side. Perhaps the warlords are better, but that's not obvious to me.