Another example of long-term thinking working well is Ben Franklin’s bequests to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, which grew for 200 years before being cashed out. (Also one of the inspirations for the Patient Philanthropy Fund.)
Thank you, this is a great example of longtermism thinking working out, that would have been unlikely to happen without it!
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Another example of long-term thinking working well is Ben Franklin’s bequests to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, which grew for 200 years before being cashed out. (Also one of the inspirations for the Patient Philanthropy Fund.)
Thank you, this is a great example of longtermism thinking working out, that would have been unlikely to happen without it!