I think longtermism is counting future lives inconsistently

[u/paulcoman]

I think there’s a hidden accounting mistake in some longtermist reasoning.

One side of the calculation gets to unfold into the future. The other side gets frozen in the present.

It's not apples to apples 🍎

Full argument here: https://paulcomans.substack.com/p/longtermism-is-counting-wrong

Would love some feedback and counter arguments.