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ChristianKl comments on Street action "Stop existential risks!", Union square, San Francisco, September 27, 2014 at 2:00 PM - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 21 September 2014 01:35:15PM 0 points [-]

Consider that one of the odd quirks of human psychology is that people often consider the primary argument made in favor of a proposition to be the best argument for that proposition - namely, they often assume that you've made the best argument that you can.

While that's true pushing the Overton window can also be useful. It's difficult to say what actions do.

Comment author: alienist 23 September 2014 02:56:35AM 5 points [-]

Well, is the protest saying anything that isn't already within the Overton window?

Comment author: ChristianKl 23 September 2014 09:14:18AM 0 points [-]

The fact that there real people who worry about having friendly AI and other Xrisk concerns isn't well within the window.

Comment author: alienist 25 September 2014 01:43:17AM 5 points [-]

I don't think anyone would call you an extremist for worrying about these things.

Comment author: ChristianKl 25 September 2014 10:51:52AM 1 point [-]

But that's not only what the window is about. Serious people are generally not seen as worrying about those things and a lot of people don't know that there are people who worry about UFAI.

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