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If you look at a graph of world GDP, you'll see that it grows steadily and exponentially. The full set of causes is this is not known, but it can be shown not
by overpaidgoogler 11y ago
If you look at a graph of world GDP, you'll see that it grows steadily and exponentially. The full set of causes is this is not known, but it can be shown not to be merely due to the gradual accumulation of capital. A large part must be due to technological growth.
So if you want to measure social impact I would also include the positive externalities of various jobs including working in technology. Even though I will probably be ridiculed as a typical silicon valley cultist, I think that anything that advances technology, including software, has a big positive economic externality.
- BenjaminTodd 11y agoThat's why startup and software jobs reasonable scores for direct impact. https://80000hours.org/career-guide/top-careers/profiles/software-engineering/ https://80000hours.org/career-guide/top-careers/profiles/sof... https://80000hours.org/career-guide/top-careers/profiles/tech-entrepreneurship/ https://80000hours.org/career-guide/top-careers/profiles/tec...
- overpaidgoogler 11y agoYou're right I should have looked at the website before posting.