This felt like I was talking to myself/ reading what I'd have written (although I'm 100% certain I couldn't articulate this well!). My struggle is that I yo-yo with longtermism, which is not to say that I don't believe in it, but I find it hard to balance what I do/want to do in my career with what I'd like its or other action that I dos long term impact to be, i.e. enough to positively influence longtermism. I'm currently job hunting (my experience is in the global health sector, and the sector is in such a state since USAID's collapse!) and looking for an impactful pivot, but I find myself struggling to balance what a role can do for longtermism - because of which I am whiling away my present. Gah this isn't easy! Thanks again for this brilliant piece - still in favour of longtermism, just need to find the right balance!

What a gripping read, I'm glad I ordered the book a few weeks ago when reading up on existential risks, and now I can't wait to get the book! I went into the topic (longtermism) not knowing (or knowing?) that I don't care, but I find myself slowly opening up to understanding how deep the impact of how the Earth has evolved and how past generations have had such a hand in what shapes everything that we do today, that truly, we do owe the future. The next read, whilst I wait for the book to arrive, is 'Why I find longtermism hard, and what keeps me motivated', and I'm eager to see how that holds - both this chapter and how I receive and respond to it.