MBlume comments on The mind-killer - Less Wrong

23 Post author: ciphergoth 02 May 2009 04:49PM

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Comment author: steven0461 02 May 2009 07:51:49PM *  3 points [-]

increased wealth, which then funds and supports people who specialize in researching risks

Would increased average wealth help risk-fighters more than risk-creators? It's not obvious to me either way. What does seem obvious is that from a utilitarian perspective society is hugely underinvesting in risk-fighting and everything else with permanent effects.

Comment author: MBlume 02 May 2009 07:53:31PM 4 points [-]

I believe Eliezer has made a strong case that Moore's Law, for example, mostly benefits the risk-producers

Comment author: MichaelHoward 03 May 2009 08:07:59PM 3 points [-]