I thought this post was great for several reasons: - It generated ideas and interesting discussion about the definition of one of the most important ideas that the community has developed. - I regularly referred back to it as “the key discussion about what Longtermism means”. I expect if Will published this as an academic paper, it would’ve taken years to come out and there wouldn’t be as much public discussion. - I’m grateful Will used the forum to share his fairly early thoughts. This can be risky for a thinker like him, because it exposes him to public criticism. -I’m glad Will shared his opinion that longtermism should be un-hyphenated. This has caught on (thankfully, in my view) and I think this post is partly why.
Really excited to see what Will does, what a promising young talent.
I thought this post was great for several reasons:
- It generated ideas and interesting discussion about the definition of one of the most important ideas that the community has developed.
- I regularly referred back to it as “the key discussion about what Longtermism means”. I expect if Will published this as an academic paper, it would’ve taken years to come out and there wouldn’t be as much public discussion.
- I’m grateful Will used the forum to share his fairly early thoughts. This can be risky for a thinker like him, because it exposes him to public criticism.
-I’m glad Will shared his opinion that longtermism should be un-hyphenated. This has caught on (thankfully, in my view) and I think this post is partly why.
Really excited to see what Will does, what a promising young talent.