For me, the meta-point that we should focus on steering into better scenarios was a more important goal of the post than explaining the actual scenarios. The latter serve more as examples / food for thought.
Regarding objections to Utopian scenarios, I can try to address them if you state the objections you have in mind. :)
Regarding dictatorships, I indeed focused on situations that are long-term stable since I’m discussing long-term scenarios. A global dictatorship with existing technology might be possible but I find it hard to believe it can survive for more than a couple of thousand years.
Hi Tom, thx for commenting!
For me, the meta-point that we should focus on steering into better scenarios was a more important goal of the post than explaining the actual scenarios. The latter serve more as examples / food for thought.
Regarding objections to Utopian scenarios, I can try to address them if you state the objections you have in mind. :)
Regarding dictatorships, I indeed focused on situations that are long-term stable since I’m discussing long-term scenarios. A global dictatorship with existing technology might be possible but I find it hard to believe it can survive for more than a couple of thousand years.
Good points. Thanks. I was actually looking for objections rather than having them. Will illustrate my personal responses if I get time.