Chris Braak·3 days agore: Behind the Headlights of the Last PostAlbert Burneko over at Defector. That’s a fine question, in the abstract: Tesla overpromises its cars’ capabilities and fudges its safety record; plenty of human Tesla drivers — or, like, operators? — may not know what they’re buying, or what they’re not buying. It is also the complete wrong question. …Long Termism2 min readLong Termism2 min read
Dr Mark van Rijmenam·Nov 24, 2022The f(x) = e^x | The need for longtermism and rise of ambient computingThe f(x) = e^x | November 24, 2022 — Vol. 193 Good Day! This is my weekly newsletter, with a dose of insights into the future. The topic of this newsletter is the exponential times we live in, hence the title of f(x) = e^x, which is the (natural) exponential…Longtermism4 min readLongtermism4 min read
Keira·Nov 23, 2022Box of Rocks400 years ago, a guy who thought rocks could fuck decided that you could read God’s Divine Plan in the way the living world organized itself. Two weeks ago, a guy with easy access to billionaires and billions tried to sell his company using an excel spreadsheet that contained the…Long Termism4 min readLong Termism4 min read
Wim NaudéinArtificial Intelligence in Plain English·Nov 21, 2022“Longtermism” and AI: How Our Billionaire Overlords Want to Live ForeverA small global elite, call them “Davos Man” if you wish, owns an increasing share of global income and wealth. The 2009 global financial crisis, the 2020 pandemic and the 2022 War in Ukraine have swelled their fortunes. They are wielding increasing power over international affairs. We live in a…Long Termism4 min readLong Termism4 min read
Kopjes Kattenoppas·Nov 20, 2022Member-onlylongtermismThe FTX debacle. What are the lessons for effective altruism? | Daily Nous One of the lessons for philosophy’s advocates of EA, who appear very sincere in their commitment to doing good, might be to be more cynical about people. Other lessons? More lessons here What the Sam Bankman-Fried debacle can teach us about “longtermism” | Salon For years, I have been warning that longtermism could “justify” actions much worse than fraud, which Bankman-Fried appears to have committed…Longtermism2 min readLongtermism2 min read
Victor Osyka·Nov 8, 2022Summarized Jeremy Rifkin book ‘The Age of Resilience’, https://amzn.to/3taEfBJSummarized Jeremy Rifkin book ‘The Age of Resilience’, https://amzn.to/3taEfBJ — This is truly deep/longtermism like MacAskill’s ‘What we owe the future’: We’re 1% of biomass but consume 25% of the Earth’s photosynthesis (will be 44% by 2050). Need to shift from ‘Earth is a resource’ to ‘Earth is a source…Long Termism2 min readLong Termism2 min read
Stowe Boyd·Nov 7, 2022Member-onlyNothing Seems RealNewest issue of Work Futures posted 2022–11–07 — Longtermism1 min readLongtermism1 min read
Foresight Institute·Oct 3, 2022Longtermism & Existential Hope: Why having hope for the longterm future mattersBy Beatrice Erkers, Foresight Institute We live at the beginning of history, and the future ahead of us is really, really big. That is, if we can get there. A look at today’s media invokes doom, slow demise, catastrophe, and existential angst. …Longtermism4 min readLongtermism4 min read
Jenny Grettve·Sep 12, 2022The avalanche of the Swedish electionYesterday night, Sweden voted in favour of the far right. The result is a terrifying one, and even though the last votes are still being counted it looks like the coalition on the right is to construct their new government within the next few weeks. While I was watching the…Long Termism3 min readLong Termism3 min read
Sipos György·Aug 29, 2022You can’t understand it– Stephen, you don’t understand! – Oh! So, they deceived you too with their fairy tales! – It is no fairy tale! Their intentions are benevolent. Why do you think they gave us immortality, if not for the sake of self-realisation? …Long Termism5 min readLong Termism5 min read
