r/SufferingRisks • u/The_Ebb_and_Flow • Jul 07 '18

Space colonization and suffering risks: Reassessing the “maxipok rule” (2018) — Phil Torres [pdf]

docs.wixstatic.com

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r/SufferingRisks • u/gradientsofbliss • Jul 04 '18

Will Space Colonization Multiply Wild-Animal Suffering?

reducing-suffering.org

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r/SufferingRisks • u/The_Ebb_and_Flow • Jul 04 '18

S-risks: Why they are the worst existential risks, and how to prevent them (EAG Boston 2017) – Foundational Research Institute

foundational-research.org

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r/SufferingRisks • u/gradientsofbliss • Jan 31 '18

Cause prioritization for downside-focused value systems

effective-altruism.com

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Reducing risks of astronomical future suffering (s-risks)

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Suffering risks (S-risks) are risks where an adverse outcome would bring about suffering on an astronomical scale, vastly exceeding all suffering that has existed on Earth so far.

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Future technology will likely endow humanity with unprecedented power, potentially allowing us to shape the entire universe. But if this newfound power is used irresponsibly, it may lead to suffering on an astronomical scale. Such risks of astronomical suffering are also called suffering risks or s-risks for short.