Shortening & enlightening dark ages as a sub-area of catastrophic risk reduction

Abstract

This text presents a series of interventions aimed at mitigating the severity and duration of future societal collapses (“dark ages”). These interventions are framed within the broader context of catastrophic risk reduction, particularly emphasizing recovery as opposed to prevention. The author proposes several strategies, including identifying optimal geographical locations for civilization restart efforts, distributing essential knowledge repositories, developing technologies for post-collapse food production, fostering geographically diverse communities focused on effective altruism, and designing educational video games that impart crucial survival and rebuilding skills. These strategies are presented alongside existing initiatives like the Future Funds Idea List, highlighting potential synergies and gaps in current approaches. – AI-generated abstract.