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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

a certain type of person just can’t let it be

It occurs to me that certain kinds of cosmic horror might actually be appealing as the world gets more and more hazardous, between climate-crisis related events and government destabilization. Why not investigate the phenomena that defy our current models of mechanics with stories of dread gods and fell beasts that pose a risk of life and limb but of unmaking comprehension of reality.

It is much the way that while I do think we should strive towards creating ethical, human-friendly AGI and implement safety measures to prevent them from empowering oligarchs with swarming armies of killer robots who do their bidding, that is a less boring path to human extinction than us polluting the atmosphere until it's unlivable.