I think it’s important to remember as well that not all of us actually are on the same team. Not everyone is even on team humanity.
For instance, Nick Bostrom, I was disturbed to learn, does not want to slow AGI development, and is perfectly willing to gamble away other people’s lives without their consent. That is difficult to top, as it concerns things that could place us on different teams.
Insofar as we the concerned actually are on the same team (humanity should survive and we shouldn’t endanger its existence beyond what most people could bear if they were informed), then we should indeed act like we are here primarily to save the world, and not primarily to move words around and score internet points.
I think it’s important to remember as well that not all of us actually are on the same team. Not everyone is even on team humanity.
For instance, Nick Bostrom, I was disturbed to learn, does not want to slow AGI development, and is perfectly willing to gamble away other people’s lives without their consent. That is difficult to top, as it concerns things that could place us on different teams.
Insofar as we the concerned actually are on the same team (humanity should survive and we shouldn’t endanger its existence beyond what most people could bear if they were informed), then we should indeed act like we are here primarily to save the world, and not primarily to move words around and score internet points.