Comment by xpe

In case it got lost from several comments higher in the chain, there is/was an "if" baked into my statement:

>> If one is motivated by ethics, I think it is morally required to find effective ways to engage to shape and nudge the future.

Put another way, the claim could be stated as: "if one is motivated by ethics, then one should pay attention to consequences". Yes, this assumes one accepts consequentialism to some degree, which isn't universally accepted nor easy to apply in practice. Still, I don't think many people (even those who are largely guided by deontology) completely reject paying attention to consequences.