Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Do Earths with slower economic growth have a better chance at FAI? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 12 June 2013 08:47:14PM 6 points [-]

R&D, especially foundational work, is such a small part of worldwide GDP that any old effect can dominate it.

(Note: I agree with this point.)