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This video was inspired by Joe Carlsmith's essay "On Future People, Looking Back at 21st Century Longtermism", which I happened to listen to shortly before a trip to New York. The audio is directly from Joe reading his essay. . . . I recommend reading the whole essay. I find it beautiful. https://joecarlsmith.com/2021/03/22/on-future-people-looking-back-at-21st-century-longtermism Here's the section where Joe reacts to Walt Whitman's poem, with longtermism and the idea of "shared reality" in mind: "It feels like Whitman is living, and writing, with future people — including, in some…

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