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An Open Letter to Scott Alexander (quillette.com)
6 points by cobbzilla 14 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


does the magnitude of doom matter? if humans or agents spread biological doom that kills 65% of humanity instead of resulting in global extinction, will pinker be pleased with these nuanced assertions? just so he can claim alarmism is a universally distorted and harmful take on reality?




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