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That's what we expected, but actually today hundreds of people are doing it and sticking with it. I think the key things that have changed include: 1. The exi
by BenjaminTodd 10y ago
That's what we expected, but actually today hundreds of people are doing it and sticking with it.
I think the key things that have changed include:
1. The existence of a community who earn to give, which makes this effect work in the opposite way. (You can also seek out firms with a good culture.)
2. People making public commitments of their intentions to donate e.g. through Giving What We Can, or Founder's Pledge if an entrepreneur, or simply telling their friends.
- bpchaps 10y agoMy method for "earning to give" was to push my career and learning as quickly as possible so that I always have a way to fallback if things go south. It worked pretty well, and I got to take the past six months off to work on some really fun and potentially impactful civics-oriented projects. Well, things kinda went south, and if things go well I'll be back in the job fold in the next month. The break wasn't as as long I was hoping, but it was a great chance to learn some amazing things around civics, data and security. Hopefully the six months will make any future 'good' work take a LOT less energy. I highly recommend others do it. You don't need huge amounts of income or massive amounts of stored cash to do it.
- slgeorge 10y agoHmm, interesting. Perhaps involvement in a community of 'givers' and making a public statement, counter-act the 'values erosion' of working with people who are more focused on themselves.