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William MacAskill: What We Owe The Future (2022, Oneworld Publications) 3 stars

What We Owe the Future is a 2022 book by the Scottish philosopher and ethicist …

Initially an intriguing read but strays more and more into a form of consequentialism that becomes hard to grapple with - so hard in fact that some form of mechanised automated decision-making become the most ethical alternative. Still, a good addition to anyone’s world view and a sober warning regarding how fast a flourishing population can be reduced from millions to thousands by simply maintaining the low birth rates we currently have in some Asian and western countries.