This post is a week 4 reading for people in the EA intro program. Therefore I think it’s important to flag a companion reading that contrasts this one:
It’s true that most engaged EAs do not regard climate change as threatening an X-risk as significant portions of the general public (especially the youth and people to the Left of Center politically). However, like many things with EA, there is diversity of thought and there are multiple EAs that hold different views for valid reasons.
This post is a week 4 reading for people in the EA intro program. Therefore I think it’s important to flag a companion reading that contrasts this one:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/nBN6NENeudd2uJBCQ/the-most-important-climate-change-uncertainty
It’s true that most engaged EAs do not regard climate change as threatening an X-risk as significant portions of the general public (especially the youth and people to the Left of Center politically). However, like many things with EA, there is diversity of thought and there are multiple EAs that hold different views for valid reasons.