The Animal Sufferings Are Really an Interesting Is Your Vegetarian?

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I like to think of myself as a moral person. The animal sufferings are really an interesting is you a your vegetarian. You talk abut that in the book. I'm not, but i think it's a serious moral question. And i think a person who pretends to be moral, as i do, has to confront thisrit. It could be that my concern for future generations is something akin to my concern for animals that have a story to tell. Will probably be ok. They're gong to be richer than me, and i c thereforit.

Philosopher William MacAskill of the University of Oxford and a founder of the effective altruism movement talks about his book What We Owe the Future with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. MacAskill advocates "longtermism," giving great attention to the billions of people who will live on into the future long after we are gone. Topics discussed include the importance of moral entrepreneurs, why it's moral to have children, and the importance of trying to steer the future for better outcomes.