Strong Longtermism Is Simply Correct (opens in new tab)

is the idea that the most important features of our actions concern how they affect the long-run future. The case for it is very simple. The future could contain ridiculously large numbers of people—.Thus, nearly all the expected impact of our actions is on future people. For every present person our actions affect, there are many times more future people they affect. Insofar as future people matter, and make up nearly 100% of those affected by our actions, then most of what matters in what w...