Thanks for the post. I wonder if one the great gaps in education (at least for me), that prevents people from becoming more concerned about the longterm future, is the lack of emphasis on civilization collapses—as much as the lack of emphasis on the progress and the risks from the last 110 years.
Thanks for the post. I wonder if one the great gaps in education (at least for me), that prevents people from becoming more concerned about the longterm future, is the lack of emphasis on civilization collapses—as much as the lack of emphasis on the progress and the risks from the last 110 years.
Agreed—and see Eliezer Yudkowsky’s take on this idea.