That’s certainly true, but the interesting question remains—is that all there is to it?
Also note that I am not talking about x-risk: if the contemporary Western society turns out to be too specialized to survive a change in the environment (a very common scenario in evolution), that doesn’t mean the humans die out—all it means is that this particular form of society didn’t work out well.
That’s certainly true, but the interesting question remains—is that all there is to it?
Also note that I am not talking about x-risk: if the contemporary Western society turns out to be too specialized to survive a change in the environment (a very common scenario in evolution), that doesn’t mean the humans die out—all it means is that this particular form of society didn’t work out well.