What We Owe the Future
William MacAskill
William MacAskill
Recommendation inspired by: What if you experienced every human life?
I read this book six months ago and still think about it on a daily basis. The core argument here is that we’re at a critical moment in the broad sweep of human history, and the choices we make today could affect trillions of not-yet-born humans. So how do we balance the needs and lives of future generations against our own? What are the choices we can make today that can lead to a boundless future and minimize our chances of wiping ourselves off the face of the planet? William MacAskill unpacks ideas that have every right to be existentially terrifying with an unflappable optimism that genuinely gives me hope for our future. If I could wish one book into the hands of every world leader, it would be this.
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We spend months researching the topic of every TED-Ed episode, and in the process we almost always discover books that explore the video's subject matter to a level of depth that only books can achieve. It’s a joyful experience — digging deep into a topic and understanding the world a little better as a result. We want you to discover those books and have that experience, too.
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We spend months researching the topic of every TED-Ed episode, and in the process we almost always discover books that explore the video's subject matter to a level of depth that only books can achieve. It’s a joyful experience — digging deep into a topic and understanding the world a little better as a result. We want you to discover those books and have that experience, too.
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