My intended message might’ve been better worded as follows
If staring into abysses is difficult/rough, then adequately staring into the darker abysses might require counter-intuitively large amounts of effort/agency. And yet, I think it might be necessary to grok those darker abysses, if we are to avoid falling into them. That makes me worried.
OTOH, you seem exceptionally reflective, so perhaps that worry is completely unfounded in your case. Anyway, I’m grateful for the work you do; I wish there were more people like you in this world. (Also, your attention is extremely valuable, so please feel free to promptly drop/forget this conversation.)
Whenever people are sad for any reason except s-risk, I wonder if they’re able to think at all about important issues. /s
Right; that would be a silly thing to think.
My intended message might’ve been better worded as follows
OTOH, you seem exceptionally reflective, so perhaps that worry is completely unfounded in your case. Anyway, I’m grateful for the work you do; I wish there were more people like you in this world. (Also, your attention is extremely valuable, so please feel free to promptly drop/forget this conversation.)