I think this is a good demonstration that the existential risk argument can go through without the longtermism argument. I see it as helpfully building on Carl Shulman’s podcast.
To extend it even further—I posted the graphic below on twitter back in Nov. These three communities & sets of ideas overlap a lot and I think reinforce one another, but they are intellectually & practically separable, and there are people in each section doing great work. My personal approach is to be supportive of all 7 sections, but recognise just because someone is in one section doesn’t mean they have to be, or are, committed to others.
I think this is a good demonstration that the existential risk argument can go through without the longtermism argument. I see it as helpfully building on Carl Shulman’s podcast.
To extend it even further—I posted the graphic below on twitter back in Nov. These three communities & sets of ideas overlap a lot and I think reinforce one another, but they are intellectually & practically separable, and there are people in each section doing great work. My personal approach is to be supportive of all 7 sections, but recognise just because someone is in one section doesn’t mean they have to be, or are, committed to others.