AnnaSalamon comments on CFAR fundraiser far from filled; 4 days remaining - Less Wrong

42 Post author: AnnaSalamon 27 January 2015 07:26AM

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Comment author: AnnaSalamon 27 January 2015 10:00:36PM 14 points [-]

Yes; in very brief: thinking skill has been one of the biggest historical drivers of positive progress, and seems liable to be even more important in the coming decades if humanity ends up existential risks of unprecedented trickiness. CFAR seems well-positioned to make some progress on this problem. See details of where we're at here: http://lesswrong.com/lw/lfg/cfar_in_2014_continuing_to_climb_out_of_the/

See a bigger-picture take on our situation (if a bit outdated) in our previous year-end post: http://lesswrong.com/lw/jej/why_cfar/

Also happy to talk.