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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Civilizational risks must be prioritised over conflicts that are painful and tragic locally but cannot end civilization. Civilizational risks must beprioritised over conflicts that arepainful and tragic locally butcannot end civilization. EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it. — tap to centre the map on it Whether anyone can actually doanything about how good thefuture is, rather than whetherit matters, is the strongest… WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there. — tap to centre the map on it Digital worlds should carryfewer restrictions than thephysical one, because actsthat would do damage in… MZ Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. — tap to centre the map on it Enemy manipulation of a wholesociety's informationenvironment is unlikely everto be decisive in a war… LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Avoiding catastrophe is not enough, because a future in which humanity survives can still fall far short of what was possible. — tap to centre the map on it Avoiding catastrophe is notenough, because a future inwhich humanity survives canstill fall far short of what… WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war. — tap to centre the map on it Be careful wishing for a worldwith no war at all, becausewhat would be required toenforce it might be worse than… EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The commitments of longtermism are themselves a major reason humanity faces so many risks to its survival in the first place. — tap to centre the map on it The commitments of longtermismare themselves a major reasonhumanity faces so many risksto its survival in the first… ÉT Émile P. Torres — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Risks that would make a good climax scene in a movie carry far more weight with people than slow-burn harms that kill many more, which is why nuclear reactors frighten us and coal plants do not. — tap to centre the map on it Risks that would make a goodclimax scene in a movie carryfar more weight with peoplethan slow-burn harms that kill… SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity. — tap to centre the map on it In war the length of thefighting matters far more thanits ferocity. PO Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Civilizational risks must be prioritised over conflicts that are painful and tragic locally but cannot end civilization. Holds Elon Musk Read this korrent →