What Three-Body Problem's longtermism teaches about facing an ASI-level threat
JacquesThibs · x · 2026-10-08
The author praises the Three-Body Problem series for its very Chinese brand of longtermism: treating a civilization-level threat with century-scale seriousness. Not every character does this, but Thomas Wade does everything in his power while countries cooperate against the status quo, showing extreme agency and willingness to endure pain for survival. He asks what an even better version of this posture would look like for ASI.
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