Longtermism - Wikipedia - Nick Bostrom  ## Metadata - Author: **Nick Bostrom** - Full Title: Longtermism - Wikipedia - Category: #articles - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longtermism ## Highlights - Longtermism is an ethical stance which gives priority to improving the long-term future. It is an important concept in effective altruism and serves as a primary motivation for efforts to reduce existential risks to humanity - Philosopher William MacAskill defines longtermism as "the view that positively influencing the longterm future is a key moral priority of our time".[4] He distinguishes it from strong longtermism, "the view that positively influencing the longterm future is the key moral priority of our time"