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Re:Longtermism by Shindi on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:28AM (#32152936)
Thinking about all the people ahead of us is super inspiring. Our world of 7.5B is expected to reach 10B in just 2050. I can't help but think about all the new lives coming into existence, experiencing life for the first time, seeing stars for the first time.

Thinking about their challenges, their fears, their families.

Effective Altruism gets a bad rep for all the talk about suffering, existential threats, and poverty, but I feel like it's helped me zoom out and see our world in whole.

Re:Longtermism by yboris on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:40AM (#32153154)
A must-read book on this topic is The Precipice by Toby Ord

https://theprecipice.com/

I also happen to think this is the most important book that has been written this century.

Re:Longtermism by econk on Friday July 22, 2022 @07:35PM (#32198420)
Could have high impact if got a bunch of EAs to coordinate and upvote this to number 1. Not sure if this is a violation or not.