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The worst futures that could come about aren't ones in which humanity goes extinct. This video explores an even worse category of risks: risks from astronomical suffering, or "S-Risks", which involve an astronomical number of beings suffering terribly. Researchers on this topic argue that S-risks have a significant chance of occurring and that there are ways to lower that chance. ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀SOURCES & READINGS▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority: https://existential-risk.com/concept.pdf Reducing Risks of Astronomical Suffering: A Neglected Priority https://longtermrisk.org/reducing-risks-of-astronomical-suffering-a-neglected-priority S-risks: An introduction: https://centerforreducingsuffering.org/research/intro/ Moral circle expansion: A promising strategy to impact the far future: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2021.102756 Superintelligence as a Cause or Cure for Risks of Astronomical Suffering: https://longtermrisk.org/files/Sotala-Gloor-Superintelligent-AI-and-Suffering-Risks.pdf ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀PATREON, MEMBERSHIP, MERCH▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 🟠 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rationalanimations 🔵 Channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqt1RE0k0MIr0LoyJRy2lg/join 🟢 Merch: https://rational-animations-shop.fourthwall.com 🟤 Ko-fi, for one-time and recurring donations: https://ko-fi.com/rationalanimations ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀SOCIAL & DISCORD▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Discord: https://discord.gg/5Y3Dwz89yH Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RationalAnimations/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RationalAnimat1 ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀PATRONS & MEMBERS▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Tomas Campos Jana Ingvi Gautsson Nathan Young BlueNotesBlues '@[email protected] Michael Andregg Riley Matthews Vladimir Silyaev Nathanael Moody Alcher Black RMR Nathan Metzger Glenn Tarigan NMS James Babcock Colin Ricardo Long Hoang Tor Barstad Apuis Retsam Stuart Alldritt Chris Painter Juan Benet Falcon Scientist Jeff Christian Loomis Tomarty Edward Yu Ahmed Elsayyad Chad M Jones Emmanuel Fredenrich Honyopenyoko Neal Strobl bparro Danealor Craig Falls Vincent Weisser Alex Hall Ivan Bachcin joe39504589 Klemen Slavic blasted0glass Scott Alexander Dawson John Slape Gabriel Ledung Jeroen De Dauw Superslowmojoe Nathan Fish Bleys Goodson Ducky Matt Parlmer Tim Duffy rictic marverati Luke Freeman Richard Stambaugh Jonathan Plasse Teo Val Ken Mc leonid andrushchenko Alcher Black ronvil AWyattLife codeadict Lazy Scholar Torstein Haldorsen MichaÅ‚ ZieliÅ„ski ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀CREDITS▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Directed by: Evan Streb - @vezanmatics Written by: Allen Liu Producer: Emanuele Ascani Line Producer: Kristy Steffens - https://linktr.ee/kstearb Production Managers: Grey Colson - https://linktr.ee/earl.gravy Jay McMichen - @jaythejester Quality Assurance Lead: Lara Robinowitz - @CelestialShibe Animation: Grey Colson - https://linktr.ee/earl.gravy Ethan DeBoer - https://linktr.ee/deboer_art Gabriel Diaz - @gabreleiros Damon Edgson Jordan Gilbert - @Twin_Knight (twitter) & Twin Knight Studios (YT) Zack Gilbert - @Twin_Knight (twitter) & Twin Knight Studios (YT) Colors Giraldo @colorsofdoom Jodi Kuchenbecker - @viral_genesis (insta) Jay McMichen - @jaythejester Skylar O'Brien - @mutodaes Vaughn Oeth - @gravy_navy (twitter) Lara Robinowitz - @CelestialShibe Patrick Sholar - @sholarscribbles Background Art: Olivia Wang - @whalesharkollie Pierre Broissand - @pierrebrsnd (insta) - https://www.artstation.com/brsnd Compositing: Grey Colson - https://linktr.ee/earl.gravy Patrick O’Callaghan - @patrick.h264 (insta) Narrator: Robert Miles - https://www.youtube.com/c/robertmilesai VO Editor: Tony Dipiazza Sound Design and Music: Epic Mountain - https://www.instagram.com/epicmountainmusic/