I think it even adds to the horror that this senario is compatible with being a Great Filter that doesn’t generate a meaningfully goal oriented successor that would do anything after destroying or stagnating us. The goal oriented Mesa Optimizer is effectively trapped inside a system that’s objective is simplicity and stagnation.
I think it even adds to the horror that this senario is compatible with being a Great Filter that doesn’t generate a meaningfully goal oriented successor that would do anything after destroying or stagnating us. The goal oriented Mesa Optimizer is effectively trapped inside a system that’s objective is simplicity and stagnation.