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"I don't agree with this argument but have no substantive criticism, so I'll call it ridiculous. Also, I'm sure there is a good argument against longtermism, I
by gautamcgoel 5y ago
"I don't agree with this argument but have no substantive criticism, so I'll call it ridiculous. Also, I'm sure there is a good argument against longtermism, I just don't know what it is. Maybe something involving <buzzword>?"
- adamisom 5y agoThe substantive criticism is clear: discounting is questionable when it comes to human lives.
- randallsquared 5y ago"No substantive criticism" seems to be filling the same role as "ridiculous". Applying DCF doesn't seem ridiculous, but there is still an argument to be made about whether humans that exist now are each more important to our current plans than humans that (may) exist in two hundred, two thousand, or two million years.