Thanks, this is really helpful. I think a hidden assumption in my head was that the hingey time is put on hold while civilization recovers, but now I see that that’s pretty questionable.
I also share your feeling that, for fuzzy reasons, a world with ‘lesser catastrophes’ is significantly worse in the longterm than a world without them. I’m still trying to bring those reasons into focus, though, and think this could be a really interesting direction for future research.
Thanks, this is really helpful. I think a hidden assumption in my head was that the hingey time is put on hold while civilization recovers, but now I see that that’s pretty questionable.
I also share your feeling that, for fuzzy reasons, a world with ‘lesser catastrophes’ is significantly worse in the longterm than a world without them. I’m still trying to bring those reasons into focus, though, and think this could be a really interesting direction for future research.