Poll: 50% of people want to spend at least 10% of Gross World Product on reducing existential risks GWP = c. $100 trillion Global spending on reducing X-risks is c. $100 million/year (Ord, 2019, 'The Precipice') That's 0.001% of GWP Global spending on ice cream = $60 billionhttps://twitter.com/primalpoly/status/1256713214722637824 …
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A better poll might be “what percentage of your annual income would you be willing to allocate to X?”
That's a very different question, given Tragedy of the Commons and free-riding effects. Global X-risks may require global coordination & funding (like nuclear non-proliferation agreements), rather than just individual charity.
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IDK but I suspect the difference between the two poll questions would highlight the difference between stated preferences and revealed preferences a bit. As long as there’s no trade off and I don’t have to feel like I’m paying, I’m for all kinds of stuff but that’s not reality.
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But I am 100% on board with being better prepared next time! Every expert in the world grossly underestimated the risks.
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