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#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
Lex Fridman Podcast
What's Changed in the Last 1000 Years?
In the last 1000 years or 10,000 years, we've seen a certain rate at which people are willing to make big destruction in terms of war. The key question is what's changed lately? Yes. And I have a story about that, which is the story that we have been drifting back toward forager attitudes in the last few centuries as we get rich. This explains trends toward less slavery, more democracy, less religion, less fertility, more promiscuity and fewer work hours.
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