No, it is more confusing than anything. What matters is to have an impact. Impactful orgs have been doing days and years of research on what is the most cost-effective and impactful. With a basic knowledge of EA principles you can identify which organizations meet your criteria of impact and which do not, and then apply. If you get a job there, you will learn by yourself how they think about impact and refine your view. If you prefer to go to a non-EA org to make more EA-alike (like WHO or UN) then I would certainly dive deeper into the principles and metrics of impact.
But in general I do not overwhelm people with philosophical conundrums. humility, scout mindset and solid skill-building are what matters to me.
Thanks for your answering a lot. I’m really grateful for this.
Your response makes sense to me. However, if today you have to decide between earn to give (suppose you can donate $100000 USD a year) and to work directly in EA organisations, how can you make the decision given your donation ability and talent?
Of course if you have high talent you should work directly, but how do you decide if you only have average or low talent in your cause area?
No, it is more confusing than anything. What matters is to have an impact. Impactful orgs have been doing days and years of research on what is the most cost-effective and impactful. With a basic knowledge of EA principles you can identify which organizations meet your criteria of impact and which do not, and then apply. If you get a job there, you will learn by yourself how they think about impact and refine your view. If you prefer to go to a non-EA org to make more EA-alike (like WHO or UN) then I would certainly dive deeper into the principles and metrics of impact.
But in general I do not overwhelm people with philosophical conundrums. humility, scout mindset and solid skill-building are what matters to me.
Thanks for your answering a lot. I’m really grateful for this.
Your response makes sense to me. However, if today you have to decide between earn to give (suppose you can donate $100000 USD a year) and to work directly in EA organisations, how can you make the decision given your donation ability and talent?
Of course if you have high talent you should work directly, but how do you decide if you only have average or low talent in your cause area?