My gut reaction was to be surprised that there are whole fields or causes in which some people not only aren’t a good fit for the most important roles there but that they just can’t use their skill set in a constructive way in which they would feel that they are making some contribution.
But on second thought, we are talking about extremely small fields with limited resources. This means that it would be difficult financially for people who aren’t skilled in accordance with the top needs of the field.
Then again, the field might grow and people can upskill quite a bit if they are willing to wait a decade or two before working directly on their favorite x-risk.
My gut reaction was to be surprised that there are whole fields or causes in which some people not only aren’t a good fit for the most important roles there but that they just can’t use their skill set in a constructive way in which they would feel that they are making some contribution.
But on second thought, we are talking about extremely small fields with limited resources. This means that it would be difficult financially for people who aren’t skilled in accordance with the top needs of the field.
Then again, the field might grow and people can upskill quite a bit if they are willing to wait a decade or two before working directly on their favorite x-risk.