Eugine_Nier comments on Link: Facing the Mind-Killer - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 21 December 2010 05:54:45PM 2 points [-]

What actions can a group take to affect policy that is better than pursuing wealth generation for each individual member?

Making sure the government doesn't pursue economic policies that make this all but impossible for starters.

Comment author: nazgulnarsil 21 December 2010 11:56:31PM *  0 points [-]

sure, and that is one of the points of agreement between all economists. but economic policy is affected by nobel prize winners and billions upon billions of dollars. in contrast existential risk management is a multimillion (and in the low millions) dollar project all told. I'm picking my battles. tech, especially transhumanist tech, helps move the goalposts.

see: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/policy_tugowar.html