Thanks for this post. Do you see/know of any examples of ‘movements’/groups/politicians talking about this kind/these kinds of futures in ways that are gaining any traction?
I find it difficult to point to a specific movement, but I feel that especially on the left side of the political spectrum ideas around redistribution of wealth in combination with acknowledging the need to stay within the carrying capacity of this planet are most common (and are maybe gaining more traction). If I had to point to a specific movement/idea that does this most it would probably be Doughnut economics.
I think doughnut economics is interesting and have sometimes wondered where ‘an EA perspective’ would lie here. From my understanding, many EA thinkers give less attention to climate change and planetary boundaries than they do to other issues (e.g. AI and pandemic risk) and have more positive view of general economic growth than doughnut economics does. For this reason, I wonder how/if these ‘two’ lines of thoughts could/would become more aligned.
Thanks for this post. Do you see/know of any examples of ‘movements’/groups/politicians talking about this kind/these kinds of futures in ways that are gaining any traction?
I find it difficult to point to a specific movement, but I feel that especially on the left side of the political spectrum ideas around redistribution of wealth in combination with acknowledging the need to stay within the carrying capacity of this planet are most common (and are maybe gaining more traction). If I had to point to a specific movement/idea that does this most it would probably be Doughnut economics.
I think doughnut economics is interesting and have sometimes wondered where ‘an EA perspective’ would lie here. From my understanding, many EA thinkers give less attention to climate change and planetary boundaries than they do to other issues (e.g. AI and pandemic risk) and have more positive view of general economic growth than doughnut economics does. For this reason, I wonder how/if these ‘two’ lines of thoughts could/would become more aligned.