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[–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They are not related because you have to exist to experience well-being or "bad-being". What I'm talking about is consenting to exist.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Longtermists try to justify their actions by invoking potential, future generations. Those don't exist either.

[–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

They're presuming that people will exist, which is not a wild assumption

But that's not a philosophy I particularly subscribe to so I don't feel compelled to explain or defend it further.