Duncan, I am skeptical that you fully and deeply believe we are so doomed as you claim. So here’s a test: Make a contract with someone Good to give them all your assets* and become an minimally paid permanent laborer for them, in the case that foom/doom does not occur in your expected timeframes. One of two things will now happen: 1) You will hesitate to do this, which proves you are not so sure and some part of you is being a boogeyman. You outed him! Congrats! This will also hopefully make you feel better! It is not as if we have sighted the doomsday asteroid in our telescopes and... (read more)
Duncan, I am skeptical that you fully and deeply believe we are so doomed as you claim. So here’s a test: Make a contract with someone Good to give them all your assets* and become an minimally paid permanent laborer for them, in the case that foom/doom does not occur in your expected timeframes. One of two things will now happen: 1) You will hesitate to do this, which proves you are not so sure and some part of you is being a boogeyman. You outed him! Congrats! This will also hopefully make you feel better! It is not as if we have sighted the doomsday asteroid in our telescopes and... (read more)