Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I think the first-order claims made by the longtermist community — “look, here’s some big threats to the future of humanity!” — tend to be more compelling than the philosophical arguments about longtermism. https://t.co/hJzqv6KkyT — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 17, 2022 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I think the mental habit of saying it’s okay to do things that don’t really make sense because they good for “organizing” leads to bad places. Organize people on behalf of something good1 — PolitiTweet.org

A few folks are like, well that will build maybe 350 homes in LA. But the point of alternative models is not to pur… https://t.co/3wm7a5mHG8

Posted Aug. 17, 2022 Hibernated

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There’s a case that the philosophical heavy artillery is needed to generate strong conclusions about prioritization but for most people I don’t think these priority debates amount to much. https://t.co/hJzqv6KkyT https://t.co/xgMb0CxLSJ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 17, 2022 Hibernated