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Life According to Longtermism (w/ Émile P. Torres)

Life According to Longtermism (w/ Émile P. Torres)

FromGRIFTONOMICS


Life According to Longtermism (w/ Émile P. Torres)

FromGRIFTONOMICS

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Aug 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you’ve been following the tweets and interviews of our billionaire class lately, you may have noticed a recent interest from this group in topics such as global birth rates, colonizing far away planets and downloading your brain to a computer. Some billionaires have gone as far to share what they call a “longtermism” philosophy; endorsing, and in many cases, donating to organizations aligned with this belief system. But what is longtermism, and does it really have humanity’s best interests at heart? To help explore the topic we’re joined by philosopher and writer Émile P. Torres.
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Released:
Aug 15, 2022
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Titles in the series (12)

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