This is a reading of a popular post from Tobias Baumann, on the CRS website.
"Among the myriad ways to do good, should averting risks of astronomical suffering (s-risks) be our main priority? The case for a focus on s-risks rests on a combination of the following:
In the following, I will outline key arguments for and against each of these premises. Most of those are not novel, and I will mostly refer the reader to existing work. The contribution of this article is to compile an even-handed overview of the ideas that underpin a focus on s-risks, as well as possible reasons to reject such a focus in favor of other priorities."
Read the full post including footnotes, references and acknowledgements:
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