I agree—I’m especially worried that focusing too much on longtermism will make us seem out of touch with the rest of humanity, relative to other schools of EA thought. I would support conducting a public opinion poll to learn about people’s moral beliefs, particularly how important and practical they believe focusing on the long-term future would be. I hypothesize that people who support ideas such as sustainability will be more sympathetic to longtermism.
I agree—I’m especially worried that focusing too much on longtermism will make us seem out of touch with the rest of humanity, relative to other schools of EA thought. I would support conducting a public opinion poll to learn about people’s moral beliefs, particularly how important and practical they believe focusing on the long-term future would be. I hypothesize that people who support ideas such as sustainability will be more sympathetic to longtermism.