Comment by John Conti (john-conti) on Nuclear war is unlikely to cause human extinction · 2020-11-13T00:53:23.290Z · LW · GW

Well, genetic survival is different than the species thriving as well we all hope our children will as well.  Nuclear war would be a big setback.  Let's say that even though MAD is a message for the masses instead of an actual fact, it is effectively true for the audience the message was created for.