The vast majority of wealth and income is possessed by a tiny faction of people. If you're listening to this podcast, you're almost certainly in the richest 10% of the world's population. And I just think that means that given that situation that we find ourselves in, one part of living a good life is trying to make the world a significantly better place than how you found it.
If the human race lasts as long as a typical mammalian species and our population continues at its current size, then there are 80 trillion people yet to come. Oxford philosophy professor William MacAskill says it's up to us to protect them.
In his bold new book, "What We Owe the Future," MacAskill makes a case for longtermism. He believes that how long we survive as a species may depend on the actions we take now.
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