Longtermism is the view that positively influencing the long-term future is a key moral priority of our time.[1][2] Longtermism may be seen as following from the conjunction of three core claims:[3] 1. Future people matter morally. 2. If Earth-originating intelligence is not prematurely extinguished, the vast majority of people that will ever exist will exist in the future. 3. People alive today can predictably influence whether these people exist and how well their lives go. Types of l...| forum.effectivealtruism.org
The long-term future focuses on possible ways in which the future of humanity may unfold over long timescales. Bostrom's typology of possible scenarios Nick Bostrom has identified four broad possibilities for the future of humanity.[1] First, humans may go prematurely extinct. Since the universe will eventually become inhospitable, extinction is inevitable in the very long run. However, it is also plausible that people will die out far before this deadline. Second, human civilization may plat...| forum.effectivealtruism.org