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.

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Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority: https://existential-risk.com/concept.pdf

Reducing Risks of Astronomical Suffering: A Neglected Priority https://longtermrisk.org/reducing-ris...

S-risks: An introduction: https://centerforreducingsuffering.or...

Moral circle expansion: A promising strategy to impact the far future: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.202...

Superintelligence as a Cause or Cure for Risks of Astronomical Suffering: https://longtermrisk.org/files/Sotala...

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