Arguments for and against a focus on s-risks
Center for Reducing Suffering, October 21, 2020
Abstract
This article presents four arguments – longtermism, suffering-focus, worst-case focus, and additional considerations – for prioritizing s-risks, risks of astronomical suffering. The author contends that, despite each of these arguments having objections, taking all of them into account justifies at least a moderate focus on s-risks, since preventing or mitigating them could potentially save enormous amounts of future suffering. – AI-generated abstract.
