"Skipping your 401k over fantasy x-risks means you're innumerate"
inductionheads · x · 2026-11-11
The author takes aim at those who don't contribute to their 401k because of feared AI existential risk: that position is plain innumeracy. With any employer match, the match alone more than justifies the 10% early-withdrawal penalty. The underlying claim: many in the AI circle overestimate near-term x-risk probability to an irrational degree.
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