I am not fond of my phrasing here either. If I had more time I’d have written something shorter and better.
It seems worth calling attention to the importance of causes of urgency. The options humanity has are different if the causes of the urgency are things like “ambient research memes are good enough now” versus “finally some company owns enough data centers”.
I’m not fond of your phrasing—humanity negotiating with reality—but the idea you sketch has interesting features.
I am not fond of my phrasing here either. If I had more time I’d have written something shorter and better.
It seems worth calling attention to the importance of causes of urgency. The options humanity has are different if the causes of the urgency are things like “ambient research memes are good enough now” versus “finally some company owns enough data centers”.