It still seems like prefixing with “not” still runs into defining based on disagreement, where I would guess people who lean that way would rather be named for what they’re prioritizing as opposed to what they aren’t. I came up with a few (probably bad) ideas along that vein:
Immediatists (apparently not a made up word according to Merriam-Webster)
Contemporary altruists
Effective immediately
I’m relatively new so take my opinion with a big grain of salt. Maybe “not longtermist” is fine with most.
I see your point but I don’t think the non-Ltists/neartermists actually do identify as a group along those lines (I may be wrong here). So for me, just “non-LTist EA” seems the right descriptor.
Although “Global Health and Wellbeing” (or maybe just “Global Wellbeing”) seem pretty decent.
I could see “Non-LTist EA” as the term to use for precision, and then also identify people by the cause, approach, or moral philosophy they care most about.
To me ‘contemporary altruists’ suggests people who are alive today and altruistic, in contradistinction to historical altruists in the past, e.g. Katharine McCormick or John D. MacArthur.
That’s a good point, I agree. None of my suggestions really fit very well, it’s hard to think of a descriptive name that could be easily used conversationally.
It still seems like prefixing with “not” still runs into defining based on disagreement, where I would guess people who lean that way would rather be named for what they’re prioritizing as opposed to what they aren’t. I came up with a few (probably bad) ideas along that vein:
Immediatists (apparently not a made up word according to Merriam-Webster)
Contemporary altruists
Effective immediately
I’m relatively new so take my opinion with a big grain of salt. Maybe “not longtermist” is fine with most.
I see your point but I don’t think the non-Ltists/neartermists actually do identify as a group along those lines (I may be wrong here). So for me, just “non-LTist EA” seems the right descriptor.
Although “Global Health and Wellbeing” (or maybe just “Global Wellbeing”) seem pretty decent.
I could see “Non-LTist EA” as the term to use for precision, and then also identify people by the cause, approach, or moral philosophy they care most about.
To me ‘contemporary altruists’ suggests people who are alive today and altruistic, in contradistinction to historical altruists in the past, e.g. Katharine McCormick or John D. MacArthur.
That’s a good point, I agree. None of my suggestions really fit very well, it’s hard to think of a descriptive name that could be easily used conversationally.
They’re good attempts though—I think this is just a tricky needle to thread