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 Longtermism Read 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/longtermism SUPPORT JULIE (and the show!) DONATE to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund AND THE Sudan Relief Fund GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE 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.
