People say: “Immortality would lead to overpopulation, which is horrible!”
People also say: “Population decline is a big problem today, the economy requires population growth!”
And both of these are giant cheesecake arguments. Strange thought experiments about a world where AGI is far off, passed for something about actuality, on the grounds that this is said to be a real concern given the implausible premise.
People say: “Immortality would lead to overpopulation, which is horrible!”
People also say: “Population decline is a big problem today, the economy requires population growth!”
And both of these are giant cheesecake arguments. Strange thought experiments about a world where AGI is far off, passed for something about actuality, on the grounds that this is said to be a real concern given the implausible premise.