Avoiding the Worst
How to Prevent a Moral Catastrophe

When one truly takes the time to reflect on the nature of extreme suffering, and then puts said reflection in the context s-risks and what they would/could entail, the importance of this short book pales in comparison to little else. Baumann's didactic yet approachable book will hopefully serve as a......more

The author motivates us to focus on suffering-based ethics, assuring us that we sit at an early stage for tackling the huge suffering risks of present and future. He tells us that we are discriminating against the majority of future beings, such as humans, AI minds and farmed/wild animals when we ig......more

A brief, no-frills introduction to a suffering-focused (and broadly longtermist) worldview. Lacking in some concrete details because of the length, but just very resoundingly sensible in what it does say — commendable given the gravity of the subject matter.......more

A quick, concise book about s-risks (astronomical suffering-risks). Tightly written and not too heavy on the jargon. I finished reading in 1-2 hours. It doesn't go incredibly in depth into any particular aspect of s-risks, but I find the most interesting point is that despite the fact that we can ta......more

A solid crash course on Longtermism and related subjects, one of the most complicated and important - not to mention farcically under-examined - subjects known to man. Doesn’t introduce anything new, but that wasn’t the goal. For further reading (apart from those mentioned in the book) see Derek Parf......more