<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 1:02 AM Keith Henson <<a href="mailto:hkeithhenson@gmail.com">hkeithhenson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
On the other hand, we might find a brand new way for our civilization<br>
to fall apart. Widespread computer and network failure might do it.<br>
I wonder how close we would need to be to a GRB to wipe out the<br>
technical infrastructure?<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>GRB or EMP, i think the probably of "war" spilling onto the technology infrastructure is higher than xrisk from natural phenomena. </div><div><br></div><div>Maybe there doesn't even need to be a physical attack, memewars are pretty effective too.</div></div></div>