I think Patient philanthropy and Career capital are valid reasons (not sure about backfire risks).
Iād also highlight that the claim āfunding is not the main bottleneckā does not imply that more funding is useless.
And importantly, I think another key part of the 80k advice is to find something you are really good at. So I think the career path priority list should be treated as a starting point that you should first adjust to your own strengths and interests, and then explore through experiments. Start with cheap tests and donāt dismiss a great opportunity that is a few items below in the priority list.
If you are considering being a dentist (over alternative EtG paths), then you may already have signals that suggest youād do well as a dentist. If thatās the case, then I think you should also consider Biorisk as a career path. (Starting with reading about it /ā talking to people who think itās an important problem, if you have not done this already).
I think Patient philanthropy and Career capital are valid reasons (not sure about backfire risks).
Iād also highlight that the claim āfunding is not the main bottleneckā does not imply that more funding is useless.
And importantly, I think another key part of the 80k advice is to find something you are really good at. So I think the career path priority list should be treated as a starting point that you should first adjust to your own strengths and interests, and then explore through experiments. Start with cheap tests and donāt dismiss a great opportunity that is a few items below in the priority list.
If you are considering being a dentist (over alternative EtG paths), then you may already have signals that suggest youād do well as a dentist. If thatās the case, then I think you should also consider Biorisk as a career path. (Starting with reading about it /ā talking to people who think itās an important problem, if you have not done this already).