TL;DR

The meta-problem of our time is that our civilization is fundamentally unsustainable.

The key generator function of existential risk is rivalrous human choice driven by game theoretic dynamics, multiplied by exponential technology, on a finite playing field.

The transition towards a viable civilization can be usefully understood in terms of advancing human sovereignty: Increasing the human capacity to make good (omni-positive) choices.

So that we might choose from the basis of love, appreciation, and respect — instead of choosing from the basis of fear, need, and…