I had spoken with people that expected our descendants to diverge from us in ways we’d consider especially heinous, that were concerned about astronomical suffering and was persuaded by Hanson’s argument that a desire to maintain civilisational unity may prevent expansion.
So I was in that frame of mind/responding to those arguments when I wrote this.
well, yes, but why the dichotomy?
I had spoken with people that expected our descendants to diverge from us in ways we’d consider especially heinous, that were concerned about astronomical suffering and was persuaded by Hanson’s argument that a desire to maintain civilisational unity may prevent expansion.
So I was in that frame of mind/responding to those arguments when I wrote this.