Watch team backup: I think we should be incredibly careful about saying things like, “it is probably okay to work in an industry that is slightly bad for the world if you do lots of good by donating”. I’m sure you mean something reasonable when you say this, similar to what’s expressed here, but I still wanted to flag it.
I’m surprised by the disagree votes. Is this because people think I’m saying, ‘in the case of whether it is ever OK to take a harmful job in order to do more good, one ought not to say what one truly believes’?
To clarify, that’s not what I’m trying to say. I’m saying we should have nuanced thoughts about whether it is ever OK to take a harmful job in order to do more good, and we should make sure we’re expressing those thoughts in a nuanced fashion (similar to the 80k article I linked). If you disagree with this I’d be very interested in hearing your reasoning!
Watch team backup: I think we should be incredibly careful about saying things like, “it is probably okay to work in an industry that is slightly bad for the world if you do lots of good by donating”. I’m sure you mean something reasonable when you say this, similar to what’s expressed here, but I still wanted to flag it.
I’m surprised by the disagree votes. Is this because people think I’m saying, ‘in the case of whether it is ever OK to take a harmful job in order to do more good, one ought not to say what one truly believes’?
To clarify, that’s not what I’m trying to say. I’m saying we should have nuanced thoughts about whether it is ever OK to take a harmful job in order to do more good, and we should make sure we’re expressing those thoughts in a nuanced fashion (similar to the 80k article I linked). If you disagree with this I’d be very interested in hearing your reasoning!