There's a theme in the book that i don't really make explicitbut here it is. Some of the major asics of catastrophe are con o, failures of local coordination. Thete's a narrow ideology that's locked in forever. And even if we just have this like, gradual homogonization, and people stop really trying to make moral progress,. i think that could potentially be a catastrophe too. If ta catastrophe that would result from failure to make modal clok tess over the long term, i think is just as real"
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.