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Essence of Long-termism
- Long-termism prioritizes positively impacting future generations significantly.
- It emphasizes serious concern for consequences affecting those not yet born.
Equal Moral Weight for Future Lives
- Future lives matter morally as much as present lives, regardless of timing.
- Discounting future well-being for timing leads to absurd moral conclusions.
Existence Timing Irrelevant to Harm
- Whether people exist now or in the future doesn't affect fundamental morality.
- Harm done in the future matters as much as harm done now.