Criticism of longtermism and existential risk studies
TagLast edit: 6 Jun 2022 17:20 UTC by Leo Criticism of longtermism and existential risk studies collects critical discussions of longtermism and existential risk studies.
Further reading
Melchin, Denise (2021) Why I am probably not a longtermist, Effective Altruism Forum, September 23.
Tomasik, Brian (2015) Should altruists focus on reducing short-term or far-future suffering?, Essays on Reducing Suffering, February 6 (updated 17 March 2015).
Webb, Duncan (2021) Formalising the “washing out hypothesis”, Effective Altruism Forum, March 25.
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cluelessness | criticism of effective altruism | criticism of effective altruist causes | existential risk | global health and wellbeing | longtermism
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