NancyLebovitz comments on Dr. Jubjub predicts a crisis - Less Wrong

50 Post author: Apprentice 10 January 2014 03:52PM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 10 January 2014 06:09:26PM 4 points [-]

And I was more specific-- I thought it was a response to my comment that if you expect a Singularity within a hundred years, you shouldn't be bothering with most eugenics.

Comment author: Apprentice 10 January 2014 08:12:15PM 4 points [-]

It was, in part. But I certainly also had climate change in mind, where I've argued the Jubjub case for years with my friends. I've also seen the "Future tech will make your concerns irrelevant" viewpoint in discussions of resource depletion and overpopulation.