'Longtermism' - EA Forum - forum.effectivealtruism.org  ## Metadata - Author: **forum.effectivealtruism.org** - Full Title: 'Longtermism' - EA Forum - Category: #articles - URL: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/qZyshHCNkjs3TvSem/longtermism ## Highlights - Longtermism is the view that positively influencing the longterm future is a key moral priority of our time. - Tags: #morality #ethic - (i) longtermism, which designates an ethical view that is particularly concerned with ensuring long-run outcomes go well; (ii) strong longtermism, which, like my original proposed definition, is the view that long-run outcomes are the thing we should be most concerned about;  (iii) very strong longtermism, the view on which long-run outcomes are of overwhelming importance. - Tags: #effective altruism