Improving how good the future turns out to be, given that humanity survives, is roughly as high a priority as preventing extinction.

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• Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it. WMWilliam MacAskill3 Aug 2025similar wording
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• Making humanity's long-term potential the overriding priority licenses imposing real costs on people who are alive today. ÉTÉmile P. Torres19 Oct 2021similar wording
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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. WMWilliam MacAskill3 Aug 2025similar wording

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