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Hey folks,

The latest video just went live. It goes through the process of trying to calculate how many people might exist in the future, in a few different circumstances. I hope you like! This is also the fastest turnaround I've had on a video since the very early days. Less than two months.

The video is also related to an update. This summer, Primer received a grant from the Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund. They agreed to the grant because I was already interested in doing videos like this one, which explore topics that are both intrinsically interesting and relevant to making the world better. But the grant doesn't come with strings attached, and the extra funding means means more videos of all kinds, so the biology and econ series will also see more entries soon.

A natural question is: Does it make sense to continue supporting Primer if there is grant funding? In the end, only you can make that determination, and I would understand if you decided to put your money elsewhere. But, the more diverse Primer's revenue sources, the more independent it can be. And Patreon has the best incentives out of any of the possible revenue sources. It's the closest thing free internet videos have to selling straight to customers, letting me focus on making good stuff and worry less about advertisers or grant makers. So your support continues to be extremely valuable. But I wanted to let you all know about the grant so you can be informed in your decision. And whatever you decide, you have my thanks.

I'm excited for what's next!

Justin

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How many people might ever exist, calculated

You can get 50% off What We Owe The Future and drive sales to local independent bookstores by using the promotion code PRIMER50 when buying from the following website: https://bookshop.org/books/what-we-owe-the-future/9781541618626 I made this video in partnership with the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research, where the author Will MacAskill serves as director. Their goal is to help the book reach more people, and I’m very aligned with that goal. The more we can work together to think about our future, the better! Source links: https://ourworldindata.org/longtermism https://www.prb.org/articles/how-many-people-have-ever-lived-on-earth/ https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-update-2022 https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/children-per-woman-vs-human-development-index Support these videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/primerlearning Plush blobs and other stuff: https://store.dftba.com/collections/primer For discussion and updates - Discord: https://discord.gg/NbruaNW - Twitter: @primerlearning - Reddit: r/primerlearning Made with Unity https://github.com/Helpsypoo/PrimerUnity Made possible by support through Patreon: Anthony Eufemio Jon Mundle Spline Christian Gruber Zachariah Richard Fournier Vladimir Duchenchuk Shayn Osborn Jeremy Guguke Anders Fjeldvær Erik Broeders Brian Cloutier Kairui Wang Sean Barker Eric Helps Stevie Hryciw Tim Barber Ben Kamens Sasha Verozub Matthew Michal James Manning Bez Noferesti Kieran Boulton Andrew Lang Flavio Kindler John Shaffstall Alba Caparros-Roissard Sam Shaw Jeff Linse Timothy Furman Kevo Gabriele Siino Ghost Goat abledbody Krum Valkov Matthäus Pawelczyk OuroCat ketura Sam Van Cise Daniel Rolandsgard Kjellevold Jason Prado Jeff Garrett Rikard Eide Christy Serbus

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Vincent Zalzal

I'm glad for the grant, that's great news! I am also interested in Effective Altruism, so it works out even better :)

Dahmon Bicheno

Great stuff, congratulations on the grant! I'll still be supporting :)