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You're More Likely to Die in a Human Extinction Event Than a Car Crash
Nuclear war. Climate change. Pandemics that kill tens of millions. These are the most viable threats to globally organized civilization. They’re the stuff of nightmares and blockbusters—but unlike sea monsters or zombie viruses, they’re real, part of the calculus that political leaders consider everyday. A new report from the U.K.-based Global Challenges Foundation urges us to take them seriously. The nonprofit began its annual report on “global catastrophic risk” with a startling provocation...
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"Part of the calculus that political leaders consider everyday"
I'd really like to know the political leaders they're talking about here. It seems to imply intelligence and awareness way beyond our political leaders. The ones I see everywhere only consider the calculus of how much money they'll get from corporations and for how long.
well technically ALL humans die in a human extinction event, while a car accident doesn't usually kill that many people.
True that.