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>Looking it, one suggestion came up, that you should go for a career where you can earn as much as possible, because then you could gave more money away, use it
by Avshalom 11y ago
>Looking it, one suggestion came up, that you should go for a career where you can earn as much as possible, because then you could gave more money away, use it for something good.
That one comes up a lot and the fundamental problem is that nobody actually does it. People start careers with the intention of doing it but hedonistic treadmill/peer-pressure seems to wring it out of them sooner rather than later.
Even ignoring, as you point out negative externalities, it's just bad advice to suggest that doing something that no one seems capable of carrying though with is a good way to affect positive change.
- dan00 11y agoYes, that's certainly a good point. What if someone really wants to go into finance, likes its money and prestige and now he might be even able, thanks to effective altruism, to appease his morally doubts.