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The author themselves believes this statement. They are arguing that the dangerous view is one that looks at the trillion-year timeframe rather than the 100-yea
by hammock 4y ago
The author themselves believes this statement. They are arguing that the dangerous view is one that looks at the trillion-year timeframe rather than the 100-year one
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- goatlover 4y agoThe trillion-year timeframe is looking at whether there are existential risks during the 100-year one we should try to avoid.
- ianburrell 4y agoIt does if you remove the previous sentences that are quoted in another comment: "Consider that, as I noted elsewhere, the longtermist ideology inclines its adherents to take an insouciant attitude towards climate change. Why?" That makes it obvious that it is not what author believes but what author is saying the longtermers believe.