The prediction of many moral perspectives caring more about averting downsides than producing upsides is well explained if we live in a moral relativist multiverse, where there are an infinity of correct moral systems, and which one you come to is path dependent and starting point dependent, but there exist instrumental goals from many moral perspectives that has a step that wants to avoid extinction/disempowerment, because it means that morality loses out in the competition/battle for survival/dominance.
cf @quinn’s positive vs negative longtermism framework:
The prediction of many moral perspectives caring more about averting downsides than producing upsides is well explained if we live in a moral relativist multiverse, where there are an infinity of correct moral systems, and which one you come to is path dependent and starting point dependent, but there exist instrumental goals from many moral perspectives that has a step that wants to avoid extinction/disempowerment, because it means that morality loses out in the competition/battle for survival/dominance.
cf @quinn’s positive vs negative longtermism framework:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/r5GbSZ7dcb6nbuWch/quinn-s-shortform?commentId=pvXtqvGfjATkJq7N2