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Are pacifism, socialism and compromise all short-termist?
Pacifism reduces casualties --- in the short term.
Socialism reduces poverty --- in the short term.
Compromise reduces disappointment --- in the short term.
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I think you may be giving these stances too much credit.
There’s something to be said about people who have a high time preference also often being pacifists or socialists. But that may have more to do with the constellation of ideas in that particular memeplex than logical sense.
For example, compromise increases disappointment right away since nobody involved gets what they want, and they realize this immediately when the compromise is made.
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