I think of neartermism vs longtermism as disagreements over (a) tractability and crowdedness of longtermist interventions, or (b) time preference. (Though I don’t think many EAs agree with nonzero pure time preference.)
I think of neartermism vs longtermism as disagreements over (a) tractability and crowdedness of longtermist interventions, or (b) time preference. (Though I don’t think many EAs agree with nonzero pure time preference.)