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Longtermism is not the same thing as caring about the long-term future or about future generations; it goes far beyond that.
Drawn from what Émile P. Torres said
What Émile P. Torres actually said
- Émile P. Torres Philosopher and historian of human extinction
The initial thing to notice is that longtermism, as proposed by Bostrom and Beckstead, is not equivalent to ‘caring about the long term’ or ‘valuing the wellbeing of future generations’.
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