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Comment author: Lumifer 21 September 2015 07:23:23PM *  8 points [-]

Two more ways of saying the same thing:

  • The success of a particular mainstream political party in the US is not a variable that noticeably affects existential risk. None of the parties would do much anything to reduce the existential risk.

  • Mu

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 22 September 2015 12:12:58PM 1 point [-]

Would any of them tend to increase existential risk more than the others?

Comment author: gjm 22 September 2015 03:58:25PM 0 points [-]

Surely not if

[t]the success of a particular mainstream political party in the US is not a variable that noticeably affects existential risk.

Comment author: MrMind 22 September 2015 08:00:45AM 0 points [-]

I haven't seen "mu" in a while and I find it to be often one of the most useful answers. Upvoted.

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