Yes, We Can Care About People Who Don’t Exist Yet.

The article discusses the concept of caring for future generations and the empathy gap between present and future suffering. Researchers conducted experiments to understand how people relate to future pain and found that individuals tend to care less about future suffering compared to present pain. The findings suggest that there is a need to address the emotional component of investing in the well-being of future generations, and vividly imagining the suffering of future people can help increase empathy and care towards them. [Extracted from the article]