There might already be a selection bias for people who read lesswrong. For people who are in war, having some malaria, and etc—they may not get the chance to access internet, nor have time to gain interest in lesswrong. My point is while we are grateful, we probably would want to reflect on our own privileges on access to peace (not sure unprecedented), and recognize there are still a lot of work needed to be done for people outside our circles. Additionally, sometimes bad things could happen all in a sudden—maybe the country you are in suddenly is war zone, maybe you got some accidents/mental health issues, or maybe the worry about dying is just a healthcare disaster away. The health risk, especially, increases with age.
And also I think it’s less than 99% anyway, ″worry about dying in a cholera epidemic, or malaria or smallpox or the plague, or childbirth, or in war, or from a famine, or due to a political purge” is very broad. Like, surely some of the people here were at some risk during covid epidemic? Some people are male, from countries with drafts which are currently participating or at tangible risk of wars. Some people are from countries with unstable governments and done some activism work before. Like, 75% is my guess.
There might already be a selection bias for people who read lesswrong. For people who are in war, having some malaria, and etc—they may not get the chance to access internet, nor have time to gain interest in lesswrong. My point is while we are grateful, we probably would want to reflect on our own privileges on access to peace (not sure unprecedented), and recognize there are still a lot of work needed to be done for people outside our circles. Additionally, sometimes bad things could happen all in a sudden—maybe the country you are in suddenly is war zone, maybe you got some accidents/mental health issues, or maybe the worry about dying is just a healthcare disaster away. The health risk, especially, increases with age.
And also I think it’s less than 99% anyway, ″worry about dying in a cholera epidemic, or malaria or smallpox or the plague, or childbirth, or in war, or from a famine, or due to a political purge” is very broad. Like, surely some of the people here were at some risk during covid epidemic? Some people are male, from countries with drafts which are currently participating or at tangible risk of wars. Some people are from countries with unstable governments and done some activism work before. Like, 75% is my guess.