P[doom] … it makes sense for individuals to spend most of their time not worrying about it as long as it is bounded away from 1
That has no bearing on whether we’ll be OK. Beliefs are for describing reality, whether they are useful or actionable doesn’t matter to what they should say. “You will be OK” is a claim of fact, and the post mostly discusses things that are not about this fact being true or false. Perhaps “You shouldn’t spend too much time worrying” or “You should feel OK” captures the intent of this post, but this is a plan of action, something entirely different from the claim of fact that “You will be OK”, both in content and in the kind of thing it is (plan vs. belief), in the role it should play in clear reasoning.
However, I expect that, like the industrial revolution, even after this change, there will be no consensus if it was good or bad. Us human beings have an impressive dynamic range. We can live in the worst conditions, and complain about the best conditions. It is possible we will cure diseases and poverty and yet people will still long for the good old days of the 2020′s where young people had the thrill of fending for themselves, before guaranteed income and housing ruined it.
Most likely it means that mankind will end up adapting to ~any future except from being genocided, but nostalgia wouldn’t be that dependent on actual improvements in the quality of life.
That has no bearing on whether we’ll be OK. Beliefs are for describing reality, whether they are useful or actionable doesn’t matter to what they should say. “You will be OK” is a claim of fact, and the post mostly discusses things that are not about this fact being true or false. Perhaps “You shouldn’t spend too much time worrying” or “You should feel OK” captures the intent of this post, but this is a plan of action, something entirely different from the claim of fact that “You will be OK”, both in content and in the kind of thing it is (plan vs. belief), in the role it should play in clear reasoning.
The OP’s point was a bit different:
Most likely it means that mankind will end up adapting to ~any future except from being genocided, but nostalgia wouldn’t be that dependent on actual improvements in the quality of life.