Thanks for the kind words Madhav, but I do disagree:
Recommend that early-career folks try out university programs with internships/coops in the field they think they’d enjoy. This would help error-correct earlier rather than later.
I imagine that’s already suggested somewhere in the career guides, anyway it’s exactly what I did—as I pivoted my goals in the final year of undergrad I became a computer science research assistant and took courses like linear algebra and intro to machine learning, then did data science bootcamp over the summer. I believed I knew from experience that these were tough but survivable experiences.
I think most people would have error corrected in the same situation; few people would be as stubborn/selfless as I was.
Adjust the articles on high-visibility sites to focus less on finding the “most” impactful career path, but instead one of many impactful career paths.
My impression of public EA career advice is that it is mostly fine. At the time, I sometimes derided it for being too meek, and consciously held myself to a stricter standard than the vibe of 80k Hours. Had I read your rewrites I would have ignored them. I believed in utilitarianism long before I read 80k Hours.
Thanks for the kind words Madhav, but I do disagree:
I imagine that’s already suggested somewhere in the career guides, anyway it’s exactly what I did—as I pivoted my goals in the final year of undergrad I became a computer science research assistant and took courses like linear algebra and intro to machine learning, then did data science bootcamp over the summer. I believed I knew from experience that these were tough but survivable experiences.
I think most people would have error corrected in the same situation; few people would be as stubborn/selfless as I was.
My impression of public EA career advice is that it is mostly fine. At the time, I sometimes derided it for being too meek, and consciously held myself to a stricter standard than the vibe of 80k Hours. Had I read your rewrites I would have ignored them. I believed in utilitarianism long before I read 80k Hours.