Interesting—defining longtermism as rectifying future disprivelege. This is different from what I was trying to model. Honestly, it seems different from all the other definitions. Is this the sort of longtermism that you want to model?
If I was trying to model this, I would want to make reference to a baseline level of disparity, given inaction, and then consider how a (possibly causal) intervention could improve that.
Do you think Will’s three criteria are inconsistent with the informal definition I used in the OP (“what most matters about our actions is their very long term effects”)?
Interesting—defining longtermism as rectifying future disprivelege. This is different from what I was trying to model. Honestly, it seems different from all the other definitions. Is this the sort of longtermism that you want to model?
If I was trying to model this, I would want to make reference to a baseline level of disparity, given inaction, and then consider how a (possibly causal) intervention could improve that.
Do you think Will’s three criteria are inconsistent with the informal definition I used in the OP (“what most matters about our actions is their very long term effects”)?
Not inconsistent, but I think Will’s criteria are just one of many possible reasons that this might be the case.