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This is my first exposure to "longtermism" and it sounds like an interesting debate. But I'm actually having a hard time because this is one of the dumbest neologisms I've ever heard.
Sorry for the similarly dumb rant but: Not only is it extremely vague given its very specific technical meaning (the author of the article has to clarify in the first paragraph that it doesn't mean traditional "long term thinking." Off to a great start!), but it is about as artful wordplay as painting boobies on a cave wall. It sounds to my ear like a five year old describing the art of fencing as "fightystickism."
It’s an amazing ideology to have because if you can create a plausible future benefit you can do any real evil and feel like the good guy!
Stealed billions in wages from your workers? It’s alright, the funds will be used for you to gain influence and guide humanity to a better future!
Did you release a bioweapon in some global south country? It’s all right! Overpopulation was a danger 5 or 6 generations from now!
Destroyed democracy! It does not matter. Fascism today ensures democracy in the year 4000, trust me bro!