@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 · 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…Tweet · Aug 30, 2022If humans went extinct due to a meteor strike or similar planetary disaster, how likely is it life would evolve another species with human-level…Reply · Aug 9, 2022@RandomSprint @acylhalide1 @xlr8harder @varunramg +1 on discounting future lives if only due to the increasing uncertainty of any particular future……