Just gonna point out that correlation does not imply causation. The argument needs to be deeper than just the stats.

Side question, why are you writing that symbol instead of ‘th’?

I hope this gains traction. We don’t need faster scientific advancement at the expense of principles. It’ll be a net negative if we did that.

Yes, I checked that too. Liked it a lot. The idea really well articulated.

Uncle Iroh’s quotes always give me goosebumps man

I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive

Agreed! Though as a sidenote ‘personal carbon footprint’ is also fossil fuel propaganda in a way (not implying we shouldn’t be conscious about our carbon impact)

Thanks for the thoughtful and elaborate response. I hadn’t heard such a critique on 80k hours before, though I still think their resources on problem profiles and existential risk analysis are quite useful.