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Don’t Fall for the Longtermism Sales Pitch w/ Émile P. Torres

Tech Won't Save Us

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The Value of Long-Termism in Philanthropy

Long-termism is the idea that people are value containers. In McCaskill's book, he says as long as they're slightly above threshold for having a positive life, then this is in the long run a better outcome. And we shouldn't want to significantly raise them up because we need to think about where we're putting our resources.

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