wrathandweeping t1_it7p6qw wrote on October 21, 2022 at 3:14 PM Reply to What we don't owe the future | Longtermism is a philosophy of grandiose ambition but short on useful insights. Our moral obligation is to improve the society we live in, not the ones to come. by IAI_Admin Considering how shortsighted and inconsiderate we are as a society, and, say, how 70% of wildlife has been eradicated in half a century, this doesn’t seem like an actual problem. In fact, this article and sentiment seems profoundly harmful. Permalink 9
wrathandweeping t1_it7p6qw wrote
Reply to What we don't owe the future | Longtermism is a philosophy of grandiose ambition but short on useful insights. Our moral obligation is to improve the society we live in, not the ones to come. by IAI_Admin
Considering how shortsighted and inconsiderate we are as a society, and, say, how 70% of wildlife has been eradicated in half a century, this doesn’t seem like an actual problem. In fact, this article and sentiment seems profoundly harmful.