We should all try to maximise our impact and thereās a good argument for specialisation.
However, Iām concerned by a few things:
Its not obvious to me that spending more money on yourself will make you better at your job
Thereās a danger of arrogance clouding our judgment, e.g. I donāt think 99% of people in EA should be flying business class
Donating has value for many people due to the āskin in the gameā effect
Agree with everything here.
But the argument isnāt that people should spend the money theyād otherwise donate to charity on themselves/āflying business class, itās that they should use it to further whatever their particular path to impact is.
We should all try to maximise our impact and thereās a good argument for specialisation.
However, Iām concerned by a few things:
Its not obvious to me that spending more money on yourself will make you better at your job
Thereās a danger of arrogance clouding our judgment, e.g. I donāt think 99% of people in EA should be flying business class
Donating has value for many people due to the āskin in the gameā effect
Agree with everything here.
But the argument isnāt that people should spend the money theyād otherwise donate to charity on themselves/āflying business class, itās that they should use it to further whatever their particular path to impact is.