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>Economically and ethically, we should prioritize this research above most else. This research and all similar research (and sentiments like yours, which I str
by mustacheemperor 5y ago
>Economically and ethically, we should prioritize this research above most else.
This research and all similar research (and sentiments like yours, which I strongly agree with) remind me of the classic Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant.[0] It feels as though we are finally on the cusp of learning the shape of the armaments that will one day slay the dragon. And I wish the world could band together the way we attacked COVID to attack this problem.
>the king answered in a broken voice: “Yes, we did it, we killed the dragon today. But damn, why did we start so late? This could have been done five, maybe ten years ago! Millions of people wouldn’t have had to die.”
[0]https://www.nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon.html https://www.nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon.html
- khazhoux 5y agoUgh, that was a slog to read. TLDR: a big dragon (represents aging) kills tens of thousands of people every day, until the people invest in technology to defeat it, and then vaguely wish they'd started the research sooner.
- Tmpod 5y agoCGP Grey has a video with him reading the short over some neat drawings, which is more enjoyable I suppose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZYNADOHhVY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZYNADOHhVY
- renewiltord 5y agoSurely could have been much shorter! An enjoyable parable but clearly written by a philosopher.
- khazhoux 5y agoI'm actually in awe of how long he was able to stretch such a simple concept, with no payoff at the end.
- rewq4321 5y agoThe video by CPG Grey is better, as someone else already mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZYNADOHhVY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZYNADOHhVY
- 8bitsrule 5y agoAs opposed to that terse and highly popular Tall-Hammam paper, perhaps?