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chrishudsonjr's Reviews (121)
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This was such a great quick read. Will definitely continue with the series.
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A difficult subject to write about objectively. The format of the book may not be for everyone, but the material is incredibly important and well-argued. The author switches between rational critiques of modern sex offender laws and attitudes, and personal accounts of individuals convinced of sex offenses or their loved ones. Despite popular opinion, our current responses to sex crimes aren’t evidence-based, they’re based on sex panic / stranger danger hysteria, and tough on crime fear mongering. There’s good data on what actually reduces sex crimes against children and adults, but instead we waste resources on useless methods like public registries with zero pushback from even people who claim to care about criminal justice reform. Combatting our injustice system requires us not only to deal with low hanging fruit, but to also reckon with unsympathetic people who’ve actually caused harm.
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I came into this very sympathetic to longtermism and related views like EA and consequentialism. The book is good, but I was honestly expecting more. If you’re already convinced of about existential risks and that future people may matter, there isn’t much more substance. I think most people exposed to longtermism will be sympathetic to the weak version, but what’s contentious is how we weigh moral obligations to future people with other moral obligations. Again, the book is good and may be enjoyable to people new to these ideas, but I wish the entire book was as rich as the chapter on population ethics.
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