The case for space: a longtermist alternative to existential threat reduction

Abstract

This is my first post, so all criticism is welcome. I will assume that the reader already agrees with utilitarianism. I will argue that if existential threats are not able to have their risks minimized in any meaningful way(I do not believe there is a way to do so), that space accelerationism or “Spacism” as I will call it, is a viable candidate for the most effective way to be altruistic.