From the article: [...] The "earn to give" thing isn't an essential part of Effective Altruism, but Jeff and Julia are a fairly extreme example showing that it's not just talk.
We've been prioritizing donations for a long time, but it feels very different now because of the AI boom. Some of this is that people who've made money in the boom will likely be giving more soon, and so money spent now can help set up organizations to spend future money more effectively. But more importantly, this is a key window of opportunity: transformative AI is coming very quickly, for better or worse. We want to push hard for "better".
The "earn to give" thing isn't an essential part of Effective Altruism, but Jeff and Julia are a fairly extreme example showing that it's not just talk.
Great read! This is highly in- and aspirational behavior, although I am quite glad to read footnote 1, that despite the two even drawing on savings in order to be able to give more, due to their...
Great read!
This is highly in- and aspirational behavior, although I am quite glad to read footnote 1, that despite the two even drawing on savings in order to be able to give more, due to their high-performing stocks it’s still not bordering on what could be otherwise seen as almost self-destructive action.
I was especially surprised to read childcare as an item in their expenses, I guess donating a share and absolute amount of income – and by extension, future wealth – this large is something I didn’t expect from “ordinary” (non-billionaire/uber rich) people who have children.
Apart from that, the amazingly straightforward “three futures” consideration will be occupying my thoughts for the next while, too.
To see Effective Altruism ideals being practiced very sincerely by actual real people is very cool indeed! I think it's great that they emphasise that EA isn't just about earning to give (though...
To see Effective Altruism ideals being practiced very sincerely by actual real people is very cool indeed!
I think it's great that they emphasise that EA isn't just about earning to give (though they're still continuing to do that, even while raising children!) but also doing what '80000 Hours' promotes and piloting one's career towards pursuing an EA goal directly.
In this case it really was a significant pay cut vs what they did before, and I think it's really interesting to consider what the difference in effect can be from taking a 'direct impact' role like this vs doing a generic high paying job and just donating a significant amount towards that cause?
It really makes me wonder if I should think more about one day doing the same kind of thing, even if that would be a much smaller endeavour than this one.
From the article:
[...]
The "earn to give" thing isn't an essential part of Effective Altruism, but Jeff and Julia are a fairly extreme example showing that it's not just talk.
Great read!
This is highly in- and aspirational behavior, although I am quite glad to read footnote 1, that despite the two even drawing on savings in order to be able to give more, due to their high-performing stocks it’s still not bordering on what could be otherwise seen as almost self-destructive action.
I was especially surprised to read childcare as an item in their expenses, I guess donating a share and absolute amount of income – and by extension, future wealth – this large is something I didn’t expect from “ordinary” (non-billionaire/uber rich) people who have children.
Apart from that, the amazingly straightforward “three futures” consideration will be occupying my thoughts for the next while, too.
To see Effective Altruism ideals being practiced very sincerely by actual real people is very cool indeed!
I think it's great that they emphasise that EA isn't just about earning to give (though they're still continuing to do that, even while raising children!) but also doing what '80000 Hours' promotes and piloting one's career towards pursuing an EA goal directly.
In this case it really was a significant pay cut vs what they did before, and I think it's really interesting to consider what the difference in effect can be from taking a 'direct impact' role like this vs doing a generic high paying job and just donating a significant amount towards that cause?
It really makes me wonder if I should think more about one day doing the same kind of thing, even if that would be a much smaller endeavour than this one.