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You're confounding the people of today with the people of the future. We've learned over the last couple of decades that the people of today in general refuse t
by guelo 4y ago
You're confounding the people of today with the people of the future. We've learned over the last couple of decades that the people of today in general refuse to make any sacrifice for the people of the future. This doesn't change when the people of today are negatively affected because any sacrifice is felt in the future and doesn't mitigate the negative consequences of today.
- dopidopHN 4y agoWould you happen to have read “ministry for the future” by Kim Robinson ? I just read the chapter where he elaborate on that exact idea. I think it’s absolutely on point with our attitude as a society / specie
- guelo 4y agoWill check it out thanks
- paganel 4y ago> You're confounding the people of today with the people of the future. This is is just alarmist talk that was made famous by the likes of the Effective Altruism guys.