Some may also have started off longtermist without that being obvious—I knew I was a total utilitarian and cared about the long run future from ~2009, but didn’t feel like I knew how to act on that until much later. So I guess from the outside my views may look like they changed over the last couple of years in a way they didn’t.
Some may also have started off longtermist without that being obvious—I knew I was a total utilitarian and cared about the long run future from ~2009, but didn’t feel like I knew how to act on that until much later. So I guess from the outside my views may look like they changed over the last couple of years in a way they didn’t.