I think the implicit premise in the GF theory is that it's "adapt or die," i.e. either our civilization/species develops truly robust means of preventing mis-ap

I think the implicit premise in the GF theory is that it's "adapt or die," i.e. either our civilization/species develops truly robust means of preventing mis-application of high-leverage technologies, or, it goes extinct. Most likely. But I agree, it's a process, not a state machine.