I think it’s mainly relevant for the part of EA that is interested in long-run history and its implications for the long-term. There’s also some stuff in the discussion about how the drivers of conflict are a small subset of sociopaths/malevolent people; humanity is not innately violent even though we have high rates of violence relative to other primates. I think is relevant for the future of violence.
I think it’s mainly relevant for the part of EA that is interested in long-run history and its implications for the long-term. There’s also some stuff in the discussion about how the drivers of conflict are a small subset of sociopaths/malevolent people; humanity is not innately violent even though we have high rates of violence relative to other primates. I think is relevant for the future of violence.