We should all try to maximise our impact and there’s a good argument for specialisation.
However, I’m concerned by a few things:
Its not obvious to me that spending more money on yourself will make you better at your job
There’s a danger of arrogance clouding our judgment, e.g. I don’t think 99% of people in EA should be flying business class
Donating has value for many people due to the “skin in the game” effect
Agree with everything here.
But the argument isn’t that people should spend the money they’d otherwise donate to charity on themselves/flying business class, it’s that they should use it to further whatever their particular path to impact is.
We should all try to maximise our impact and there’s a good argument for specialisation.
However, I’m concerned by a few things:
Its not obvious to me that spending more money on yourself will make you better at your job
There’s a danger of arrogance clouding our judgment, e.g. I don’t think 99% of people in EA should be flying business class
Donating has value for many people due to the “skin in the game” effect
Agree with everything here.
But the argument isn’t that people should spend the money they’d otherwise donate to charity on themselves/flying business class, it’s that they should use it to further whatever their particular path to impact is.