We are facing much bigger short and medium-term existential risks
...magically transforms into...
there is significant likelihood of problems
Heh. So, “the sky is falling!” means “a chance of rain on Monday”?
I just gave one example of the kind of environmental problem quite likely to occur within the medium-term. There are many others. Like I said, not interested in discussing these :-)
Millions of Bangladeshis having to relocate (or build dykes) would indeed be a problem, but hardly an existential risk in the LWian sense of the term.
I replied to this point here
...magically transforms into...
Heh. So, “the sky is falling!” means “a chance of rain on Monday”?
I just gave one example of the kind of environmental problem quite likely to occur within the medium-term. There are many others. Like I said, not interested in discussing these :-)
Millions of Bangladeshis having to relocate (or build dykes) would indeed be a problem, but hardly an existential risk in the LWian sense of the term.
I replied to this point here