Perhaps for some, but I think most people working on X-risk are primarily altruistically motivated. And for them, it is more important to stay alive in a catastrophe so they can help more. A less extreme version of this is living outside of metros to reduce the chance of being killed in a nuclear war.
What about an EA hotel in Australia/​New Zealand? Safer from nuclear war and pandemics...
> Safer from nuclear war and pandemics…
Thus undermining a powerful incentive to help reduce x-risk!
Perhaps for some, but I think most people working on X-risk are primarily altruistically motivated. And for them, it is more important to stay alive in a catastrophe so they can help more. A less extreme version of this is living outside of metros to reduce the chance of being killed in a nuclear war.
Switzerland also has a sizable EA community.