I suspect Longtermerism was Thiel/techbros' attempt to coopt and NewSpeak Brian Eno's Long Now Institute and indigenous and environmentalist discussions and actions to protect the planet and humanity's future. Everything they do is stealing then opposite worlding something good (and creative).
@shaunc.bsky.social👇👇👇Motivating human action by a far distant future is just like motivating it by a far distant past, or by our "natures." Essentialism abrogates freedom. Deontic choice is always a choice of who you are.
