1. Peter Singerâs work also deeply affected me at the time (2012). There is a lot of suffering in the world, and many people are able to effectively help alleviate itâand thatâs a good reason to go do it. However, there are other ways to help than just giving money. That being said, I think Singerâs take on EA is a bit naive and outdated. Others have built upon his thoughts, and made them more nuanced. 2. This sounds really hard. Having grown up in a free and non-traditional culture, I canât help you here, sorry. - I hope someone else at this forum can help you out here? Would you be comfortable just keeping your lunch money for yourself and buy the most healthy food that is available to you? - when you are healthier, you are in a much better position to help others later in your career.
3. Cool! Donât feel obliged give up writing and music entirely.
4. I am not an expert on ethics. If you search for âsuffering focused ethicsâ you might find some interesting things and ways to help building a future with less suffering- but many other ethical systems are concerned about suffering and want to alleviate it.
On your questions:
1. I would suggest to prioritize investing in yourself and your career over donating. I assume you are still in high school so you still have many many options open. If you are thoughtful about what degree you choose, this can make a much, much bigger difference than what you do with that small bit of money. Again, there are many more ways to have an impact than donating. 2. I donât know much about investing in the market. Investments with higher expected returns are also more risky. Less risky investmens typically have less returns. Purely altruistic investors can take more risk and haveâin expectationâhigher returns and can help more people. 3. I donât know. 4. I donât know. In this situation I would just take the option that is cheapest /â least effort for me, so that I can focus my attention on other things as soon as possible. Yes, I am being selfish here. Thatâs because I want to be more altruistic elsewhere. 5. Thatâs quite a long time in future! I wouldnât overthink this. Who knows what the world will look like by then? 6. Invest in your career. Consider different career paths, not only the most obvious ones or the ones that your parents/âteachers/âwhoever push you into. I really hope you have the freedom and opportunities to do so. (Not exploring enough has been my biggest mistake in my late teens and early twenties, I ended up doing a degree that I wasnât a good fit for). Even when your parents/âteachers/âwhoever are friendly and want you to be happy in your future, they are probably wrong about the world and about what you can do.
Reaction on your intro:
1. Peter Singerâs work also deeply affected me at the time (2012). There is a lot of suffering in the world, and many people are able to effectively help alleviate itâand thatâs a good reason to go do it. However, there are other ways to help than just giving money.
That being said, I think Singerâs take on EA is a bit naive and outdated. Others have built upon his thoughts, and made them more nuanced.
2. This sounds really hard. Having grown up in a free and non-traditional culture, I canât help you here, sorry. - I hope someone else at this forum can help you out here?
Would you be comfortable just keeping your lunch money for yourself and buy the most healthy food that is available to you? - when you are healthier, you are in a much better position to help others later in your career.
3. Cool! Donât feel obliged give up writing and music entirely.
4. I am not an expert on ethics. If you search for âsuffering focused ethicsâ you might find some interesting things and ways to help building a future with less suffering- but many other ethical systems are concerned about suffering and want to alleviate it.
On your questions:
1. I would suggest to prioritize investing in yourself and your career over donating. I assume you are still in high school so you still have many many options open. If you are thoughtful about what degree you choose, this can make a much, much bigger difference than what you do with that small bit of money. Again, there are many more ways to have an impact than donating.
2. I donât know much about investing in the market. Investments with higher expected returns are also more risky. Less risky investmens typically have less returns. Purely altruistic investors can take more risk and haveâin expectationâhigher returns and can help more people.
3. I donât know.
4. I donât know. In this situation I would just take the option that is cheapest /â least effort for me, so that I can focus my attention on other things as soon as possible. Yes, I am being selfish here. Thatâs because I want to be more altruistic elsewhere.
5. Thatâs quite a long time in future! I wouldnât overthink this. Who knows what the world will look like by then?
6. Invest in your career. Consider different career paths, not only the most obvious ones or the ones that your parents/âteachers/âwhoever push you into. I really hope you have the freedom and opportunities to do so. (Not exploring enough has been my biggest mistake in my late teens and early twenties, I ended up doing a degree that I wasnât a good fit for). Even when your parents/âteachers/âwhoever are friendly and want you to be happy in your future, they are probably wrong about the world and about what you can do.