I think this century is likely to be extremely influential, but there’s likely important direct work to do at many parts of this century. Both patient philanthropy projects we funded have relevance to that timescale—I’d like to know about how best to allocate longtermist resources between direct work, investment, and movement-building over the coming years, and I’m interested in how philanthropic institutions might change.
I also think it’s worth spending some resources thinking about scenarios where this century isn’t extremely influential.
I think this century is likely to be extremely influential, but there’s likely important direct work to do at many parts of this century. Both patient philanthropy projects we funded have relevance to that timescale—I’d like to know about how best to allocate longtermist resources between direct work, investment, and movement-building over the coming years, and I’m interested in how philanthropic institutions might change.
I also think it’s worth spending some resources thinking about scenarios where this century isn’t extremely influential.