![]() Those who ask themselves what they can do to act responsibly towards those who will live in the future call themselves 'longtermists'. The fact that our actions have an impact on the large number of people who will live after us should matter for how we think about our own lives. But our impact can also be positive – by developing science that allows these future generations to live healthier lives, or by building a culture that enriches their lives in the way that our history enriches our lives.Our impact can be negative – for example when we degrade the environment that future generations will inherit from us, or when we develop technologies that create risks for them.Our actions today impact those who will live in that vast future that is ahead of us. If we keep each other safe – and protect ourselves from the risks that nature and we ourselves pose – we are only at the beginning of human history. What I learned from writing this post is that our future is potentially very, very big. The point of this text is not to predict how many people will ever live. The text and title were last updated on August 10, 2022.
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