Your Undivided Attention A Problem Well-Stated is Half-Solved — with Daniel Schmachtenberger
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Jun 25, 2021 
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Fact-Checking Can Backfire
- Fact-checking fake news can paradoxically increase polarization due to social media algorithms.
- Current tech often appeals to biases and tribal identities, weakening democracy's foundation.
Three Generators of Risk
- Existential risk stems from three key drivers: rivalrous dynamics, subsuming of substrates, and exponential technological growth.
- Ignoring these generators leads to inevitable self-termination of civilizations.
Post-WWII Risk Shift
- Global catastrophic risk became possible only after WWII with nuclear and advanced weapons.
- Post-WWII frameworks like Bretton Woods and the UN aimed to prevent global war but now face sunset and new challenges.