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One: Toby Ord on existential risks

Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems – 80000 Hours

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The Existential Catastrophe

If civilization completely collapses such thas there is no civilization, shouldn't we see the exessential risk levels dramatically drop? Because we should. It'll be almost as if there were never a civilization. And then we should go back to that natural extinction rate. So what's wrong with the following argument? Wheh does think what i was tryng to get up before, which i ma be confused about?"

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