But maybe people have started using the word “longtermist” in this way and that’s the reason Yglesias’ worded his post as he did? (I haven’t observed this, but it sounds like you might have.)
Yeah this feels like the crux, my read is that “longtermist EA” is a term used to encompass holy shit x risk EA too
Yeah this feels like the crux, my read is that “longtermist EA” is a term used to encompass holy shit x risk EA too