”It is not prosocial to maximize personal flourishing under these circumstances.”
I don’t think this guide is at all trying to maximize personal flourishing at the cost of the communal.
It’s actually very easy, quick, and cheap to follow the suggestions to up your personal welfare. If society was going to go through a bumpy patch I would want more reasonable, prepared, and thoughtful people to help steer humanity through and make it to the other side
None of the ideas I suggested would hurt communal well being, either.
I feel like it’s a bit harsh to say “people shouldn’t care about the most likely ways they could personally die, so I will downvote this post to make sure fewer people understand their main sources of risk.”
I don’t think this guide is at all trying to maximize personal flourishing at the cost of the communal.
Then I misinterpreted it. One quote from the original post that contributed was “ensuring personal survival until the singularity should be a top priority for yourself”.
I agree that taking the steps you outlined above is wise, and should be encouraged. If the original post had been framed like your comment, I would have upvoted.
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”It is not prosocial to maximize personal flourishing under these circumstances.”
I don’t think this guide is at all trying to maximize personal flourishing at the cost of the communal.
It’s actually very easy, quick, and cheap to follow the suggestions to up your personal welfare. If society was going to go through a bumpy patch I would want more reasonable, prepared, and thoughtful people to help steer humanity through and make it to the other side
None of the ideas I suggested would hurt communal well being, either.
I feel like it’s a bit harsh to say “people shouldn’t care about the most likely ways they could personally die, so I will downvote this post to make sure fewer people understand their main sources of risk.”
Then I misinterpreted it. One quote from the original post that contributed was “ensuring personal survival until the singularity should be a top priority for yourself”.
I agree that taking the steps you outlined above is wise, and should be encouraged. If the original post had been framed like your comment, I would have upvoted.