I endorse many (more) people focusing on x-risk and it is a motivation and focus of mine; I don’t endorse “we should act confidently as if x-risk is the overwhelmingly most important thing”.
Honestly, I think the explicitness of my points misrepresents what it really feels like to form a view on this, which is to engage with lots of arguments and see what my gut says at the end. My gut is moved by the idea of existential risk reduction as a central priority, and it feels uncomfortable being fanatical about it and suggesting others do the same. But it struggles to credit particular reasons for that.
To actually answer the question: (6), (5), and (8) stand out, and feel connected.
By the way, I’m curious which of these points give you personally the greatest hesitance in endorsing a focus on x-risk, or something.
I endorse many (more) people focusing on x-risk and it is a motivation and focus of mine; I don’t endorse “we should act confidently as if x-risk is the overwhelmingly most important thing”.
Honestly, I think the explicitness of my points misrepresents what it really feels like to form a view on this, which is to engage with lots of arguments and see what my gut says at the end. My gut is moved by the idea of existential risk reduction as a central priority, and it feels uncomfortable being fanatical about it and suggesting others do the same. But it struggles to credit particular reasons for that.
To actually answer the question: (6), (5), and (8) stand out, and feel connected.