tszzl: ungrounded to assume Earth's tyrants are worse than the median civilization's
tszzl · x · 2026-09-09
- tszzl calls allTheYud's assumption that humanity is worse than the median civilization "an ungrounded religious conviction," arguing space Hitlers would likely have killed hundreds of millions rather than only millions
- Both agree there is variance across species and that a >0 number solving alignment would change the cosmic picture
- Continuation of the same thread; see the main post for the core argument
Related event: tszzl Wraps Up Alien Debate: Grabby Aliens and the Great Filter Behind Us(2 posts)→
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