Less likely to cause severe (extinction-level) catastrophes than bio risks
I would agree that there is a lot of activism on preventing nuclear war and reducing arsenals, but there is not much on having backup plans.
I agree that the existential threat from engineered pandemics is probably greater than nuclear war, but the existential threat from natural pandemics is probably less than nuclear war.
Allfed’s work is very exciting, and I hope you all do great things and ensure we are all kept safe.
My intuition says that the No More Pandemics concept would resonate more with the voting population (and, perhaps as important, would seem to the typical political representative to resonate more with the voting population) than a backup plan concept. But I could be persuaded otherwise.
Sounds very promising.
I would agree that there is a lot of activism on preventing nuclear war and reducing arsenals, but there is not much on having backup plans.
I agree that the existential threat from engineered pandemics is probably greater than nuclear war, but the existential threat from natural pandemics is probably less than nuclear war.
Allfed’s work is very exciting, and I hope you all do great things and ensure we are all kept safe.
My intuition says that the No More Pandemics concept would resonate more with the voting population (and, perhaps as important, would seem to the typical political representative to resonate more with the voting population) than a backup plan concept. But I could be persuaded otherwise.