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Avoiding catastrophe is not enough, because a future in which humanity survives can still fall far short of what was possible.

Drawn from what William MacAskill said

Subjectambition
What this subject means

ambition How much to take on and how hard to push: superlinear returns to effort, focus, slack time, and procrastination.

What William MacAskill actually said

  1. William MacAskill Philosopher at Oxford who co-founded Giving What We Can
    On this view, it’s not enough to avoid near-term catastrophe, because the future could still fall far short of what’s possible.

    Where this was said

    ↗Introducing Better Futuresforethought.org

    3 Aug 2025

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