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Why longtermism?

Pandemics, climate change, substantial risks due to unaligned artificial intelligence... we are facing larger challenges then ever, which could severely cause suffering on a large scale and damage the potential of future populations.

There is an increase in focusing on the long-term (rather then the next 100 years) both within as well as 'outside' the Effective Altruism movement.

The number of people alive today pales in comparison to the number who could exist in the future. It may therefore be extremely important to ensure that human civilization flourishes far into the future, enjoying fulfilling lives free of suffering.

The reason we want to organize this event is that we think Longtermism is a very important area within Effective Altruism, but that relatively little attention is paid to it within EA Netherlands yet.

We would therefore like to offer reasonably introductory content for a starting audience on this topic. The goal is to inform and enthuse more people focusing on the long-term future.

What will you learn?

Inspiring speakers who have studied different aspects of longtermism will give an overview of the field; what is longtermism and what do we consider 'long-term'? What subfields are there? What are current focus areas within longtermism? Is it even possible to positively influence the longterm future? Is there evidence, or do we need to work on collecting evidence? What career paths are currently seen as very promising? What can you do?

The final program:

7:00 PM - Start & Introduction to Longtermism by Siebe Rozendal

7:15 PM - Break out sessions

7:25 PM - Overview Longtermism by Matthijs Maas

7:55 PM - BREAK

8:05 PM - Artistic expression of Longtermism by Michael Münker (milliongenerations.org)

8:20 PM - Careers in Longtermism by Remmelt Ellen & Jan-Willem van Putten

8:40 PM - Questions & ending

9:00 PM - Social and further conversations on High Fidelity (optional)

On platform High fidelity we will continue with a network session. The good thing about this tool is that people can walk around and talk about the subjects they are interested in.

Is this event for you?

Are you interested in Effectief Altruism? Are you curious about Long-term future as a focus for doing good? Does the above text appeal to you? Make sure to sign up! Send us a message if still in doubt.

Why not a more advanced event?

At this moment we think it is more pressing to inform more people about the field of Longtermism and what people can generally do. We are talking with advanced longtermists and contemplating discussion groups and events. Interested? Send us a message!

Practical information

After registration we will send you a link. We can do this up to 5 minutes before the event. Please join in time! We will admit everybody at 7PM (CEST) at once. Mute audio. Turn camera on or off, whatever makes you feel comfortable (we prefer on though). Questions in the chat, except for the break out room sessions.

Contact us

Message info@effectiefaltruisme.nl if you have any questions, comments, doubts, etc. This event is organized by Effective Altruism Netherlands (EAN): Jan-Willem van Putten, Marieke de Visscher, Siebe Rozendal, in collaboration with The Million Generations Foundation: Michael Münker.