So whether we’re bought into longtermism seems in theory like it’d make a difference to how we evaluate things and what we end up prioritising, and in practice that also seems to be the case
It seems backwards to first “buy into” longtermism, and then use that to evaluate interventions. You should instead evaluate longtermist interventions, and use that to decide whether to buy into longtermism.
It seems backwards to first “buy into” longtermism, and then use that to evaluate interventions. You should instead evaluate longtermist interventions, and use that to decide whether to buy into longtermism.