sure, and that is one of the points of agreement between all economists. but economic policy is affected by nobel prize winners and billions upon billions of dollars. in contrast existential risk management is a multimillion (and in the low millions) dollar project all told. I’m picking my battles. tech, especially transhumanist tech, helps move the goalposts.
Making sure the government doesn’t pursue economic policies that make this all but impossible for starters.
sure, and that is one of the points of agreement between all economists. but economic policy is affected by nobel prize winners and billions upon billions of dollars. in contrast existential risk management is a multimillion (and in the low millions) dollar project all told. I’m picking my battles. tech, especially transhumanist tech, helps move the goalposts.
see: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/policy_tugowar.html