A lot more people talk about existential risks, often in a very animated way, than do anything about them.
I think probably the vast majority of people interested in existential risk want to signify both that they are good caring people, and that they are hard-headed intelligent rationalists and not the sort of muddled peace-and-love types who would go around waving “FUR IS MURDER” signs.
Probably doesn’t actually work as far as getting friends and lovers is concerned, but it’s a good self-signal.
A lot more people talk about existential risks, often in a very animated way, than do anything about them.
I think probably the vast majority of people interested in existential risk want to signify both that they are good caring people, and that they are hard-headed intelligent rationalists and not the sort of muddled peace-and-love types who would go around waving “FUR IS MURDER” signs.
Probably doesn’t actually work as far as getting friends and lovers is concerned, but it’s a good self-signal.
Someone should document and categorize the most common signaling tropes of this community. Maybe once I get up to 40 or whatever.