Philip Klein: I feel like the future in space you're describing sounds a bit like the expanse, which is to show that jeff basos apparently really likes. He says there are numerous cited cases of these super wealthy individuals who specifically say that climate change isn't an existential threat. Klein: By doing that, not only perpetuates suffering, but creates a whole ton of risks for human society as it exists to day and for all the billions of people who inhabit the planet.
Paris Marx is joined by Émile P. Torres to discuss why longtermism isn’t just about long-term thinking, but provides a framework for Silicon Valley billionaires to justify ignoring the crises facing humanity so they can accumulate wealth and go after space colonization.
Émile P. Torres is a PhD candidate at Leibniz University Hannover and the author of the forthcoming book Human Extinction: A History of Thinking About the End of Humanity. Follow Phil on Twitter at @xriskology.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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