longtermism-2

A six-panel SMBC comic. A woman with round glasses and dark curly hair asks a man with reddish hair, "What do you think we owe people of the distant future?" He says, "Gee, hmm, good question. Let me think... oh!" In a close-up of his now-smug face, he answers, "Jack shit." He spreads his arms and explains: "Considered in evolutionary time, you and I are going to die about six seconds before immortality and sex holograms. Everyone in that future is insanely rich and satisfied." Pointing emphatically, he continues, "Me setting aside something for them is like a starving war refugee putting aside an old pizza crust for the King of England. Stupid!" Grinning and raising a finger, he declares, "I'm gonna do whatever I want, as much as I can, all day long and if my behavior harms my descendents then that is a BONUS!" In the final panel the two are shown as silhouettes; he says, "I've never met a longtermist whose goal is to sabotage the longterm," and she replies, "It's 99% of people, they just don't realize it." The votey is a black panel with white text reading: "SCREW EVERYONE, IN PARTICULAR, FROM THE YEAR 12023."