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Longtermism poses a real threat to humanity
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this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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Rich people have been doing whatever the fuck they want for thousands of years. Musk at least tries to build a cool big spaceship while doing so. I don't really see the problem with that.
How is giving rich people a reason to do good and having some long term vision a bad thing? We didn't get climate change because people were looking too far ahead, we got it because it was cheap energy and people made a lot of money with it.
This whole article reeks of short term thinking. Do whatever feels good in the moment, don't care about the consequences.