S-risks: An introduction
What is an s-risk? An introduction to risks of astronomical suffering (also called suffering risks or s-risks for short) written by Tobias Baumann| Center for Reducing Suffering
By Simon Knutsson| Simon Knutsson
What is an s-risk? An introduction to risks of astronomical suffering (also called suffering risks or s-risks for short) written by Tobias Baumann| Center for Reducing Suffering
Will we go extinct, or will we succeed in building a flourishing utopia? Discussions about the future trajectory of humanity often center around these two possibilities, which tends to ignore that survival does not always imply utopian outcomes, or that outcomes where humans go extinct could differ tremendously in how much suffering they contain.| Center on Long-Term Risk
By Brian Tomasik| reducing-suffering.org
Space colonization would likely increase rather than decrease total suffering. Because many people care nonetheless about humanity’s spread into the cosmos, we should reduce risks of astronomical future suffering without opposing others’ spacefaring dreams. In general, we recommend to focus on making sure that an intergalactic future will be good if it happens rather than making sure there will be such a future.| Center on Long-Term Risk
Published February 17, 2023; follow-up added at the end of the text on March 12, 2023 By Simon Knutsson Roger Thisdell is a meditation teacher and was in a master’s programme in Epistemology, Ethics and Philosophy of Mind at The…| Simon Knutsson
Published August 25, 2022; substantial revisions May 16, 2023 Simon Knutsson Work in progress Abstract I give an argument for pessimism about the value of the world, the value of the future, and the welfare of present and future beings.…| Simon Knutsson
Author: Lars Bergström Originally published in 1978 in Swedish Translated by Simon Knutsson Translation published online on July 13, 2022 Nowadays, one can, without major inconvenience, exterminate mankind. According to calculations that appear reliable, we had, for example, already a…| Simon Knutsson
Simon Knutsson Work in progress First published 2 September 2022; last updated 3 June 2023 Comments are very welcome to, for example, simonknutsson@gmail.com Feel free to e-mail me to get the latest version of the draft Abstract I reply to…| Simon Knutsson
