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I think that longtermism (mentioned in the article) is bad though, both as a concept and in practice.
by nl 4y ago
I think that longtermism (mentioned in the article) is bad though, both as a concept and in practice.
- concordDance 4y agoWhat counts as longtermism though? Preserving archaeological sites rather than bulldozing them? Fighting CO2 emissions? Trying to avoid AGI risk you think will happen in less than a century?
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- nl 4y agoThe longtermism as thought of by Bostrom etc is a view that (potential) future lives are as valuable as lives now. Part of the danger is the name. I support long term thinking! I love things like the Long Now project! But this specific viewpoint is very wrong.