[Kim_Bruning]

They are stopping only just short of saying that myopism is The One True Faith.

(They literally call out "Longtermism" as being elitist and the root of all evil.)

I mean, sure, one should look at one's feet from time to time to make sure one doesn't trip. However, these people come across as exclusively myopic and uncompromising in their position at that.

[ttpphd]

It seems to really get to you.

[Kim_Bruning]

A little, sure. Both the tone and the literal wording are a bit narrow-minded, aren't they?

[ttpphd]

Well, could you clarify, is it

>exclusively myopic

or is it

>a bit narrow-minded

?

I see these women as more open and accurate about the most immediate risks and ethical issues, so I see them as justified in being opinionated and expressing those opinions directly and frankly.

[Kim_Bruning]

Huh. So "longtermism" is apparently a term of art, that may not mean the same thing as "long term thinking". (If you reread what I said in the context of me not realizing that, you'll probably grok how I came to my conclusion). I'll have to look more closely. :-/

[ttpphd]

It's a specific ideology that has ties to white supremacists and other racists.

[Kim_Bruning]

You can tie almost anything to anything if you squint hard enough, and I'm immediately on my qui vive when someone tries to make such a claim. I'd have to read into it in more detail to be sure. In the mean time, apologies for initial confusion, and consider me somewhat warned.