The-future-2

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the-future-2

Title text: I await your response, Toby Ord.

Votey

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Do you think we should care about the distant future of humanity?

Depends on what they're like.

Suppose far future humans walk around all day beating puppies with shovels. Should we encourage that sort of thing by working now to secure them more leisure time?

Wrong! The worse that future people are, the less we are to blame for doing nothing on their behalf!

I suppose not.

Now imagine they're all saints, living in harmony with nature, bearing love with every action. Do you

So, the ethical thing to do in the present is.

Really want to be responsible for handing those people a polluted planet filled with disease and poverty?

Be as awful as possible, out of respect for the people of the past.

"become more evil with each generation" doesn't feel like a strong

It's more popular than you might think.

Moral stance.

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