How To Kill Moloch
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According to LessWrong, humans have a recurring problem: we're myopic and won't admit it. Contributor Morpheus draws on Scott Alexander's essay about 'Moloch' - a concept representing coordination failures that erode civilization. The solution, Morpheus argues, isn't incremental fixes but superintelligence built with human values intact. But here's the trap: we keep defeating ourselves. We trade long-term flourishing for immediate survival, sell our principles one non-disparagement agreement at a time, and delegate complex decisions too deeply without clear plans. The real bottleneck isn't the technology - it's our willingness to see the game board clearly.
Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NFLKoWSAfhymjR2Yb/how-to-...
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