Effective Altruism and Long Termism

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Long termism comes out of a particular kind of consequentialist moral outlook. I'm not in favor of taking wild risks that could end the existence of life on earth within a hundred years. But i think people who exist in future generations should also count, so that's kind of obvious and simple. On the other hand, others, i guess what? Maybe art is weak long-termism or weak effective altruism,. which is obviously perfectly sensible to me, given that i would like my altruism to be effective.

Welcome to the November 2021 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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