longtermist
English
Etymology
From long-term + -ist.
Noun
longtermist (plural longtermists)
- (ethics, philosophy) A believer or follower of longtermism (“an ethical stance which gives priority to improving the long-term future”).
- Coordinate term: neartermist
- 2022 September 9, Theodore Leinwand, “Neartermism and longtermism aren’t at odds”, in The Washington Post:
- Longtermists are in daily conversation with neartermists. It’s a red herring to argue that “abandoning what would most help people on Earth today isn’t exactly ethically sound.”
- 2022 November 17, Annie Lowrey, “Effective Altruism Committed the Sin It Was Supposed to Correct”, in The Atlantic:
- Some longtermists, for instance, argue that we need to balance the need to address climate change now with the need to invest in colonizing space; they encourage us to think on a billion-year timescale.
Adjective
longtermist (not comparable)
- (ethics, philosophy) Of, pertaining to or supporting longtermism (“an ethical stance which gives priority to improving the long-term future”).
- Coordinate term: neartermist
- 2022 December 9, Jennifer Szalai, “Effective Altruism Warned of Risks. Did It Also Incentivize Them?”, in The New York Times:
- Effective altruists talk about both “neartermism” and “longtermism.” Bankman-Fried said he wanted his money to address longtermist threats like the dangers posed by artificial intelligence spiraling out of control.