EPISODE · Nov 28, 2025 · 10 MIN
1624 || longtermism
from Make Your Damn Bed
A society grows great when old men plant trees under whose shade they know they’ll never sit.Yesterday we discussed the difficult task of creating Long-term nuclear waste warning messages, today I want to talk about longtermism, or the idea of doing the right thing for the future generations.William MacAskill on LongtermismRead about Long Term Nuclear Waste Warning Messages at BBC.Listen to 99% Invisible's Podcast or the Stuff You Should Know podcast on the long term messages.More reading: https://longtermism.com/And: https://80000hours.org/articles/future-generations/And: https://www.forethought.org/longtermismSUPPORT JULIE (and the show!)DONATE to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund AND THE Sudan Relief FundGET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBESUBSCRIBE FOR BONUS CONTENT ON PATREON.The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A society grows great when old men plant trees under whose shade they know they’ll never sit.Yesterday we discussed the difficult task of creating Long-term nuclear waste warning messages, today I want to talk about longtermism, or the idea of doing the right thing for the future generations.William MacAskill on LongtermismRead about Long Term Nuclear Waste Warning Messages at BBC.Listen to 99% Invisible's Podcast or the Stuff You Should Know podcast on the long term messages.More reading: https://longtermism.com/And: https://80000hours.org/articles/future-generations/And: https://www.forethought.org/longtermismSUPPORT JULIE (and the show!)DONATE to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund AND THE Sudan Relief FundGET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBESUBSCRIBE FOR BONUS CONTENT ON PATREON.The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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