which goes against the belief in a net-positive future upon which longtermism is predicated
Longtermism per se isn’t predicated on that belief at all—if the future is net-negative, it’s still (overwhelmingly) important to make future lives less bad.
Longtermism per se isn’t predicated on that belief at all—if the future is net-negative, it’s still (overwhelmingly) important to make future lives less bad.