Promoted to curated: I think this post makes an important point, and is also a good illustration of a type of thinking I care a lot about. I think it’s a pretty common misconception, even among a good chunk of people working on existential risk, that nuclear war has the potential to directly eradicate humanity. This seems important to clear up, and I think the way the post does it is pretty good. I also think the general principle of “stare into the darkness and distinguish between bad and very-bad outcomes” is very important, and one that I can imagine being fruitfully applied to many other domains.
Promoted to curated: I think this post makes an important point, and is also a good illustration of a type of thinking I care a lot about. I think it’s a pretty common misconception, even among a good chunk of people working on existential risk, that nuclear war has the potential to directly eradicate humanity. This seems important to clear up, and I think the way the post does it is pretty good. I also think the general principle of “stare into the darkness and distinguish between bad and very-bad outcomes” is very important, and one that I can imagine being fruitfully applied to many other domains.