> Not sure why people are so sentimental about preserving human intelligence specifically You are surprised that "preserve your own life, and that of others li

> Not sure why people are so sentimental about preserving human intelligence specifically You are surprised that "preserve your own life, and that of others like you[0], for future generations - which you should totally go and help create ASAP" is a fairly fundamental aspect of the "utility function" of most living organisms? What do you expect natural selection would to do any species where most members didn't have this as a core drive? [0] where "others like you" is a somewhat nebulous concept, and can end up being both more inclusionary, and more exclusionary, than one might naively expect.