Call to vigilance

Abstract

This is the final piece in the “most important century” series. When trying to call attention to an underrated problem, it’s typical to close on a “call to action”: a tangible, concrete action readers can take to help. But in this case there are many open questions about what actions are helpful vs. harmful. So instead of a call to action, this article will close with a call to vigilance.: take whatever robustly good actions you can today, and otherwise put yourself in a better position to take important actions when the time comes.︎