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Parent Topic: Existential risk

An s-risk, or suffering risk, is a risk involving the creation of suffering on an astronomical scale.

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80,000 Hours rates s-risks a "potential highest priority area": an issue that, if more thoroughly examined, could rank as a top global challenge.^[1]

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285New book on s-risks

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46[Crosspost] Reducing Risks of Astronomical Suffering: A Neglected Priority

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26A typology of s-risks

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8Why s-risks are the worst existential risks, and how to prevent them

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41How can we reduce s-risks?

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135The Future Might Not Be So Great

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106A longtermist critique of “The expected value of extinction risk reduction is positive”

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72Cause prioritization for downside-focused value systems

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40Risk factors for s-risks

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161Who is protecting animals in the long-term future?

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77Venn diagrams of existential, global, and suffering catastrophes

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69Suffering-Focused Ethics (SFE) FAQ

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62Apply to CLR as a researcher or summer research fellow!

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109Why the expected numbers of farmed animals in the far future might be huge

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