SithLord13 comments on Agential Risks: A Topic that Almost No One is Talking About - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SithLord13 15 October 2016 11:25:12PM 5 points [-]

Furthermore, implementing stricter regulations on CO2 emissions could decrease the probability of extreme ecoterrorism and/or apocalyptic terrorism, since environmental degradation is a “trigger” for both.

Disregarding any discussion of legitimate climate concerns, isn't this a really bad decision? Isn't it better to be unblackmailable, to disincentivize blackmail.

Comment author: philosophytorres 20 October 2016 08:08:23PM -1 points [-]

What do you mean? How is mitigating climate change related to blackmail?

Comment author: SithLord13 21 October 2016 08:54:27AM 1 point [-]

This discussion was about agential risks, the part I quoted was talking about extreme ecoterrorism as a result of environmental degradation. In other words, the main post was partially about stricter regulations on CO2 as a means of minimizing the risk of a potential doomsday scenario from an anti global warming group.

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