Dorikka comments on People who want to save the world - Less Wrong

5 Post author: Giles 15 May 2011 12:44AM

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Comment author: Dorikka 14 May 2011 05:37:17PM 2 points [-]

I think that it's opening a business, though I don't yet know in what industry nor in which country such would be most profitable.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 May 2011 09:41:24PM 4 points [-]

My strategy as explained in this LW comment has accumulated 351k USD in almost 7 years; I'm almost 28 years old. It may not be optimal, and it's definitely not universally applicable, but I suspect that it would work for many people. Its virtues are that it's not risky, and (most importantly!) it's devoid of magic tricks. It just requires hard work (but not that hard) over many years (but not that many).

I've been thinking about writing a top-level post (which would be my first) along these lines.

Comment author: curiousepic 16 May 2011 06:18:56PM 2 points [-]

Out of curiosity, what percentage of that amount have you donated? I would encourage you to write this post.

Comment author: Dorikka 16 May 2011 02:57:23AM 1 point [-]

This is my default strategy (I'm getting a degree in Chemical Engineering) if I can't get a better one to come to fruition.

If you have any additional insights beyond those in your linked comment, a top-level post might be useful.

Comment author: Rain 16 May 2011 06:23:19PM 0 points [-]

A blog I follow with a similar life strategy is Get Rich Slowly.