Comment by kypro

> Genuinely grappling with the implication of where we're headed is usually very crushing.

As someone currently prepping for various AI doom scenarios and who has been dealing with AI-related nightmares for years this is very relateable.

Although, I don't personally think it's this. In my experience the opposite is more true – the majority of high probability doomers seem rather laid back about considering what they believe will happen to the people they love in a few years. Equally I don't get the sense those who don't have such extreme predictions are worried at all. If anything there's not enough emotion.

In my opinion people just don't reason well when it comes to exponentials and are ignorant about things they don't have good mental models of. At least I know I struggle with this.