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Source: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Longtermism

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Hopefully time travel isn't possible because boy the future is gonna be piiiiiiiisssssed.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I read the comic as a sarcastic critique of Longtermism (Wikipedia), which (AFAIK) technically does not presuppose that, but in practice is sometimes used with that assumption to justify actions in the present.

[โ€“] Blyfh 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It does not presuppose that, but the the key value (as per Wikipedia) is "positively influencing the long-term future", which literally means improving life. So rejecting longtermism would actually counter this.