It's hard not to throw your hands up in the air and say "Well, if it turns out there's a black ball then I guess humanity just wasn't meant to make it" when the only realistic defense against the apocalyptic risidual is a as-yet hypothetical totally effective panopticon surveillance. Moreover, as the essay says; collective action problems have thusfar been total shitshows, even though the stakes are crazy high.

Yeah, the article says that so far humanity's approach has just been "hope there isn't a black ball" and we know that hoping isn't a tactic; but the alternative (global collaboration and perfect adherence) seems impossible even in the ideal.

So, yeah. My personal tactic has been "live a good life while you can, pitching in where you can". Humanity really needs an "Arrival" scenario to get our shit together before a black ball annihilates us.