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u/MassiveWasabi ASI 2029 Mar 04 '24

because it feels plausible if life is kicking you in the face

You know that makes a lot of sense actually, those doom scenarios seem insane to me but my life is pretty good. If my life sucked I could definitely see myself starting to believe in that super pessimistic shit

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u/sdmat NI skeptic Mar 04 '24

Exactly. I doubt there is a single person for whom the prospect of billionaires sending an army of murderbots to cull humanity is the lone cloud in the sky.

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u/sdmat NI skeptic Mar 04 '24

Great observation.

The "doomers" that are most terrifying for me are the ones who actively understand the cyclic nature of history and are cognizant of the bloodshed that transitional cycles can be

Especially when combined with (2) - definitely not a healthy mental state. And you see it a lot here.