@profoundlyyyy @BasedBeffJezos @anthrupad yeah... not that it's no loss, but since death is still inevitable imo it's better to think in terms of QALYs lost to the meteor and then more ecological concerns maybe, like loss of genetic diversity?
@profoundlyyyy @BasedBeffJezos @anthrupad and I know the counterfactual is a tough question- like, would humans exist in a world still ruled by dinosaurs, and if not what's the tradeoff in terms of consciousness/intelligence .... but it's the same kind of assessment implied by longtermism
@profoundlyyyy @BasedBeffJezos @anthrupad curious to poll a larger group ... https://x.com/mimi10v3/status/1633888835636436992
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Reply · Aug 7, 2023@webdevMason @growing_daniel what's the counterfactual? how much longer would they have lived otherwise? having seen the excruciating end for terminal…Reply · Aug 9, 2022@RandomSprint @acylhalide1 @xlr8harder @varunramg +1 on discounting future lives if only due to the increasing uncertainty of any particular future……Reply · Mar 9, 2023@profoundlyyyy @BasedBeffJezos @anthrupad did the Dinos have longevity tech of which I'm unaware? like, yes they lost QALYs butReply · May 25, 2023@BootsPlatypus ehh, all longtermism there's so much complexity n uncertainty I am skeptical if it's useful to spend time pondering.... also I've heard…