The way I read it, Will is comparing the challenge of doing good to the challenge of earning money (for its own sake). Not, as you assume, to the challenge of doing good by earning money.
The point is that if we try to learn any lessons from people who are optimizing to earn money, we’ll need to keep in mind that we have reason to be more risk-averse than they are.
The way I read it, Will is comparing the challenge of doing good to the challenge of earning money (for its own sake). Not, as you assume, to the challenge of doing good by earning money.
The point is that if we try to learn any lessons from people who are optimizing to earn money, we’ll need to keep in mind that we have reason to be more risk-averse than they are.