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Yudkowski mentioned a nice thought blurb about cancer. 1. More cancer cases being recognized efficiently. 2. More bombardment of cancer cases news through div
by cantor_S_drug 1y ago
Yudkowski mentioned a nice thought blurb about cancer.
1. More cancer cases being recognized efficiently.
2. More bombardment of cancer cases news through diverse outlets.
3. Social media refreshing our minds with same cancer cases, even 4-5 year old ones.
4. The same news circulating through offline interactions.
This gives us insecurity that a particular disease is out of control. I think there was a Lesswrong post about this phenomenon.
- TechDebtDevin 1y agoA couple assumptions you're making here I'd disagree with: 1. Yudkowski is ever worth listening to. 2. That this is just some antecdotal experience (the whole world is having), that isn't backed by any scientific merrit. I don't have time in the middle of my work day to go find all that, but we all know this is something measurable. How humans adapt remains to be seen, it seems like a lot of (young) people adapt by shoving the barrel of a gun in their... Maybe they would have done that anyways idk.