without much effort to distinguish between the two
Well, I used two different phrases. I drew the distinction in the first sentence, and several other times throughout the article. What else did I not do that I should have done?
though they differ in probability by a few orders of magnitude
What probability do you assign to human civilization being wiped out over the next, say, 10,000 years? Less than 0.1% or less than 1%, I presume, since it must be a few orders of magnitude less than 100%?
It might be worth a sentence or two clarifying that your concern is civ-level or greater
how about this:
“The prospect of a dangerous collection of existential risks and risks of major civilizational-level catastrophes … ” ?
Well, I used two different phrases. I drew the distinction in the first sentence, and several other times throughout the article. What else did I not do that I should have done?
What probability do you assign to human civilization being wiped out over the next, say, 10,000 years? Less than 0.1% or less than 1%, I presume, since it must be a few orders of magnitude less than 100%?
how about this:
“The prospect of a dangerous collection of existential risks and risks of major civilizational-level catastrophes … ” ?