I’m not sure I follow. Are you saying that accepting that there is a finite amount of potential suffering in our future would imply x-risk reduction being problematic?
Sorry, that wasn’t super clear. I’m saying that if you believe that there is more total suffering in a human-controlled future than in a future not controlled by humans, X-risk reduction would be problematic from the point of view you defend in your post.
So if you endorse this point of view, you should either believe x-risk reduction is bad or that there isn’t more total suffering in a human-controlled future. Believing either of those would be unusual (although this doesn’t mean you’re wrong) which is why I was curious.
I’m not sure I follow. Are you saying that accepting that there is a finite amount of potential suffering in our future would imply x-risk reduction being problematic?
Sorry, that wasn’t super clear. I’m saying that if you believe that there is more total suffering in a human-controlled future than in a future not controlled by humans, X-risk reduction would be problematic from the point of view you defend in your post.
So if you endorse this point of view, you should either believe x-risk reduction is bad or that there isn’t more total suffering in a human-controlled future. Believing either of those would be unusual (although this doesn’t mean you’re wrong) which is why I was curious.