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I agree that it's short; now added this as a descriptor above. Technical report was the most appropriate category; they're usually longer.
We address this, saying:
What counts as an existential catastrophe does depend on the moral framework (which seems appropriate), but doesn't seem tied to any specific one. I agree that the simple definition (extinction) dodges anything like this, and that that is a point in its favour.
Different frameworks can definitely disagree on whether some events are catastrophes. E.g., a new World War erupting might seem a good thing to some who believe in the Rapture.
If you're saying that some nontrivial subset of potential catastrophes are universally regarded as such, then I think that should be substantiated. If OTOH you saying this is true as long as you ignore some parts of humanity, then you should specify which parts.