Conjecture

Enfeeblement can feel like the best of times. In Tegmark's descendants scenario humanity fades through "falling birth rates" and withdrawal into comfort, yet "the last generation of humans would feel that they were the most fortunate generation of all time". So satisfaction cannot tell us we are escaping the enfeeblement trap; voice, stake and role must be tracked directly. Polycentric governance guards against this scenario less than against any other in his list.

Institutional design