I don’t think anyone is denying that longtermist and existential risk concerns were part of the movement from the beginning. Or think that longtermist concerns don’t belong in a movement about doing the most good. I think the concern is around the shift from longtermist concerns existing relatively equally with other cause areas to becoming much more dominant. Longtermism is much more prominent both in terms of funding and attention given to longtermism in community growth and introductory materials.
I don’t think anyone is denying that longtermist and existential risk concerns were part of the movement from the beginning. Or think that longtermist concerns don’t belong in a movement about doing the most good. I think the concern is around the shift from longtermist concerns existing relatively equally with other cause areas to becoming much more dominant. Longtermism is much more prominent both in terms of funding and attention given to longtermism in community growth and introductory materials.