single point of failure, potentially magnifying a disaster. Unclear which universe we live in. The one where the biggest risk is coordination failures (arms races), in which case we should prefer even a mediocre singleton. Or one where the biggest risk is failure to have a variety of decision making processes in play, in which case we should prefer many governments. Internal threats favor coordination, which is the bulk of the probability mass right now.
single point of failure, potentially magnifying a disaster. Unclear which universe we live in. The one where the biggest risk is coordination failures (arms races), in which case we should prefer even a mediocre singleton. Or one where the biggest risk is failure to have a variety of decision making processes in play, in which case we should prefer many governments. Internal threats favor coordination, which is the bulk of the probability mass right now.