Like many adolescents, humanity is impatient and imprudent; sometimes shockingly so. At times this stems from an inability to appropriately weigh our short-term gains against our longterm interests. More commonly, it is because we completely neglect our longterm future, not even considering it in our decision-making. And like the adolescent, we often stumble straight into risks without making any kind of conscious decision at all.

Chapter
2. Existential Risk
Date
Jul 12, 2020