I think “people can test their fit without much experience, but would get lots of value out of that experience for actually doing this work” is pretty valid, though I’ll also comment that I think there are diminishing returns to direct experience—I think getting some experience (or at least exposure, e.g. via conversation with insiders) is important, but I don’t think one necessarily needs several years inside key institutions in order to be helpful on problems like these.
I think “people can test their fit without much experience, but would get lots of value out of that experience for actually doing this work” is pretty valid, though I’ll also comment that I think there are diminishing returns to direct experience—I think getting some experience (or at least exposure, e.g. via conversation with insiders) is important, but I don’t think one necessarily needs several years inside key institutions in order to be helpful on problems like these.