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> make them want to engage in the robust hyper-competition of modern capitalism But the message of that section is exactly that doing so is irrational, given t
by robotresearcher 9y ago
> make them want to engage in the robust hyper-competition of modern capitalism
But the message of that section is exactly that doing so is irrational, given that enormous resources are already deployed on that problem.
- dsacco 9y agoI guess I should rephrase: my point is that Eliezer made what I would consider one of the most compelling pitches I’ve seen for entering finance if you’re looking for high stakes, intellectually gratifying work.
- tgb 9y agoWell no, the conclusion was that the available inefficiencies should be just about enough to pay the salary of an average person working in that field. Since salaries in that field tend to be really quite good, it's going to far to say that the argument suggests that this is irrational. Instead, it suggests it would be irrational to expect to be able revolutionize the field or otherwise contribute substantially more than those already practicing.
- robotresearcher 9y agoThat's true, and a better statement than mine.