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What We Owe the Future
William MacAskill
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Philosophy
Society
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In "What We Owe the Future," MacAskill challenges us to consider humanity's entire timeline. Endorsed by Elon Musk and a New York Times bestseller, this radical perspective asks: What if your decisions today could impact billions of lives thousands of years from now?

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The Most Important Moral Question You've Never Considered

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What if I told you that 99.5% of all human lives haven't been lived yet? That every decision you make today-from your career choice to how you vote-ripples forward through millennia, shaping the lives of trillions? We obsess over quarterly earnings and election cycles, yet remain blind to our most profound responsibility: the vast ocean of humanity stretching ahead. If our species survives just as long as the typical mammal, eighty trillion people will come after us, outnumbering everyone alive today ten thousand to one. They cannot vote, protest, or speak for themselves. They are utterly powerless. And their fate rests partly in our hands. This isn't abstract philosophy-it's the most pressing moral challenge of our time, one that's reshaping how tech leaders, policymakers, and thinkers approach everything from artificial intelligence to climate change.

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Why Future People Matter As Much As We Do

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The Glassblowing Moment: Why Now Matters So Much

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The Fragility of Moral Progress

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The Threat of Permanent Stagnation

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Navigating Existential Threats Without Losing Hope

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Your Life's Work in the Shadow of Eternity

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