Are astronomical suffering risks (s-risk) considered a subset of existential risks (x-risk) because they “drastically curtail humanity’s potential”? Or is this concern not taken into account for this research program?
I suppose that types of s-risks that did drastically curtail humanity’s potential would count, but s-risks that don’t have that issue (e.g. humanity decides to suffer massively, but still has the potential to do lots of other things) would not.
Are astronomical suffering risks (s-risk) considered a subset of existential risks (x-risk) because they “drastically curtail humanity’s potential”? Or is this concern not taken into account for this research program?
I suppose that types of s-risks that did drastically curtail humanity’s potential would count, but s-risks that don’t have that issue (e.g. humanity decides to suffer massively, but still has the potential to do lots of other things) would not.