| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8942417 | Futures | 2018 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
We argue that far from being peripheral footnotes to their more direct and immediately terminal counterparts, these “Boring Apocalypses” may well prove to be the more endemic and problematic, dragging down and undercutting short-term successes in mitigating more spectacular risks. If the cardinal concern is humanity's continued survival and prosperity, then focussing academic and public advocacy efforts on reducing direct existential hazards may have the paradoxical potential of exacerbating humanity's indirect susceptibility to such outcomes. Adopting law and policy perspectives allow us to foreground societal dimensions that complement and reinforce the discourse on existential risks.
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Authors
Hin-Yan Liu, Kristian Cedervall Lauta, Matthijs Michiel Maas,