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S-risks: Why they are the worst existential risks, and how to prevent them — LessWrong

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S-risks: Why they are the worst existential risks, and how to prevent them

20th Jun 2017

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This is a linkpost for https://foundational-research.org/s-risks-talk-eag-boston-2017/

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[anonymous]9y10

I think the claim that s-risks are roughly as severe as factory farming "per individual badness" is unsubstantiated. But it is reasonable to claim that experiencing either would be worse than death, "hellish". Remember, Hell has circles.

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