Thank you for reminding us that progress was/is not inevitable. This is something that should that we should consider each and every day.
I recently read a great piece discussing the existential risk “Kuznets curve.” It advocates that it is in our long-term interest to accelerate economic growth and progress in the short term because it reduces the risk of civilizational collapse in the long term.
Thank you for reminding us that progress was/is not inevitable. This is something that should that we should consider each and every day.
I recently read a great piece discussing the existential risk “Kuznets curve.” It advocates that it is in our long-term interest to accelerate economic growth and progress in the short term because it reduces the risk of civilizational collapse in the long term.
> I believe that the extinction of our species is almost a foregone conclusion
What are you talking about?
I do not mean that we will kill ourselves. Most likely our extinction will come from something like a gamma ray burst or an asteroid impact.
Not if we colonize enough planets first.
I think he means that, on a long enough timeline, the survival rate of everything falls to zero.
Yep