Oops the first 'that' should be omitted. #edit
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In terms of overall long-term civilizational flourishing & progress, what % of citizens that should be members of organizations that most other citizens would consider to be 'cults'?
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I think you’ve got a typo in there. Is the first “that” supposed to be omitted?
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Yep. Sorry!
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Depends. Do most other citizens consider LW/EA a cult?
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Probably. 'Have you heard the terrible news about X risk?' doesn't usually work as a cocktail party conversation opener.
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Even 1% is a lot. I feel like this poll should be brought down by a factor of 10, at least.
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I read “0%” as “0-0.99%” for that reason. Still a big spread though
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Might depend on how people use the word "cult" If they mean "people with a different political viewpoint than me," it should be a lot If they mean suicide cults, very different
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What???
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For the really long-term survival of human civilization it needs to be as close to 0% as possible given the increasing capabilities available to omnicidal agents in the future. For more on agential
#xrisks see@xriskology’s works, e.g this paper: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/d9aaad_d9c1dceb74df4dccab498e50d296746d.pdf …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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