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Regular giving is important.

Following your passion for a career is unrealistic. Instead, is it a personal fit for you? You can always pivot.

Be open minded and calibrate when you start out, so that you invest in yourself and be more impactful later.

Have a career model that is constantly revised.

Shoutout SWE - impactful, building valuable skills, free time, $$

Changing your consumption doesn’t really have an impact (but it makes you feel good about yourself!)

Good points about low probability events

William applies basic economics to charities

Earning to give, the new meta. Also this guy probably thinks LeBron is the GOAT

If he’s approaching this from a purely QALY standpoint then I’m wondering what he suggests people actually do. Is it best just to make as much money as possible and donate it when you’re dead?

It’s easier to make a larger impact in neglected areas (think third-world country doctor vs fist-world). Popular problems will have little marginal benefit.

Effective aid saves a lot of lives for cheap. If you personally saved a life you would remember it forever.

I get what he’s trying to do but saying you shouldn’t care about throat cancer over any other disease just because your uncle dies of it is dumb

People’s happiness doubles with income. Yours can provide a lot of benefit to others.

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Peoples happiness generally doubles with income. Your income can provide a lot.