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Document we were working on: Nick Bostrom claims [when he was writing] there is "more scholarly work on the life-habits of the dung fly than on existential risks"
Me: What does "when he was writing" mean? Is that as opposed to "when he was showering"? Are the part of Nick Bostrom which showers and the part of Nick Bostrom which writes in some sort of disagreement?
Steven: Now I can just picture it, Bostrom's standing in the shower and suddenly he thinks "Oh my god, there's more research..."
Beth: Now we're *all* picturing it, thanks.
Steven: I heard somewhere, though I may have gotten it wrong, that there's been more scholarly work on the mating habits of Nick Bostrom than on existential risk.
Me: What does "when he was writing" mean? Is that as opposed to "when he was showering"? Are the part of Nick Bostrom which showers and the part of Nick Bostrom which writes in some sort of disagreement?
Steven: Now I can just picture it, Bostrom's standing in the shower and suddenly he thinks "Oh my god, there's more research..."
Beth: Now we're *all* picturing it, thanks.
Steven: I heard somewhere, though I may have gotten it wrong, that there's been more scholarly work on the mating habits of Nick Bostrom than on existential risk.