I don’t find it resonates because I disagree with your cause prioritization. (For example, I’d rather die than be uploaded to a computer.)
I also think you trivialise people’s fears by putting ‘terrorism’ and ‘the collapse of nations’(!) on the same level as ‘healthcare’ (and below ‘aging population’).
The thinking on the prioritisation is that the transition to the digital age represents a major shift akin to the hunter-gatherer/agricultural or agricultural/industrial ones. Hence it being considered ‘more impactful’ on our long-term future than even large recurrent events like (non-X-risk) terrorism.
As for making life a priority over even things like extreme suffering, I did not come to that conclusion lightly—and I would recommend reading the chapters on ‘Our physical landscape’ and ‘First you must exist’ to better understand the rationale.
All that said, thanks again for sharing your reaction! I will definitely keep that in mind as I continue to improve the book.
I don’t find it resonates because I disagree with your cause prioritization. (For example, I’d rather die than be uploaded to a computer.)
I also think you trivialise people’s fears by putting ‘terrorism’ and ‘the collapse of nations’(!) on the same level as ‘healthcare’ (and below ‘aging population’).
Cheers, I appreciate the open feedback.
The thinking on the prioritisation is that the transition to the digital age represents a major shift akin to the hunter-gatherer/agricultural or agricultural/industrial ones. Hence it being considered ‘more impactful’ on our long-term future than even large recurrent events like (non-X-risk) terrorism.
As for making life a priority over even things like extreme suffering, I did not come to that conclusion lightly—and I would recommend reading the chapters on ‘Our physical landscape’ and ‘First you must exist’ to better understand the rationale.
All that said, thanks again for sharing your reaction! I will definitely keep that in mind as I continue to improve the book.