They could be people already in EtG careers, but they will more often be people who haven’t started, because experience and specialisation shifts your comparative advantage.
I’m only twenty-two years old, and I haven’t completed a university or college certification yet. When I first encountered 80,000 Hours and effective altruism, I opted for earning to give because I didn’t think of myself as having many skills. I don’t know what soft or general skills I’ll learn in various careers by the time I’m thirty or forty, but I know the names of jobs which earn lots of money. Earning to give is what seems available to me. I’m aiming for it because it’s the only thing I can concretely imagine myself doing right now. I think this might be the case for lots of young(er) effective altruists, so I think Owen’s correct.
I’m only twenty-two years old, and I haven’t completed a university or college certification yet. When I first encountered 80,000 Hours and effective altruism, I opted for earning to give because I didn’t think of myself as having many skills. I don’t know what soft or general skills I’ll learn in various careers by the time I’m thirty or forty, but I know the names of jobs which earn lots of money. Earning to give is what seems available to me. I’m aiming for it because it’s the only thing I can concretely imagine myself doing right now. I think this might be the case for lots of young(er) effective altruists, so I think Owen’s correct.