Your point reminds me of the “history is written by the winners” adage – presumably, most civilizations would look back and think of their history as one of progress because they views their current values most favorably.
Perhaps this is one of the paths that would eventually contribute to a “desired dystopia” outcome, as outlined in Ord’s book: we fail to realize that our social structure is flawed and leads to suffering in a systematic manner that’s difficult to change.
Your point reminds me of the “history is written by the winners” adage – presumably, most civilizations would look back and think of their history as one of progress because they views their current values most favorably.
Perhaps this is one of the paths that would eventually contribute to a “desired dystopia” outcome, as outlined in Ord’s book: we fail to realize that our social structure is flawed and leads to suffering in a systematic manner that’s difficult to change.
(Also related: https://www.gwern.net/The-Narrowing-Circle )