katydee comments on Earning to Give vs. Altruistic Career Choice Revisited - Less Wrong

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Comment author: katydee 28 May 2013 08:56:45AM 2 points [-]

I like this article and would like to see you elaborate on these points in greater depth.

Comment author: JonahSinick 28 May 2013 04:08:36PM 1 point [-]

Which points in particular?

Comment author: katydee 28 May 2013 06:17:40PM 7 points [-]

I'd primarily be interested in seeing a more detailed examination of altruistic careers outside the nonprofit world and comparative advantage. I also would be interested in seeing someone write up an examination of the risks of "value/lifestyle drift," which strike me as closely related.

Comment author: JonahSinick 28 May 2013 09:51:19PM 3 points [-]

Thanks, this will be forthcoming.

Comment author: MaxwellFritz 28 May 2013 10:06:45PM 0 points [-]

This might be exact same question or just the other side of the coin - but I'm primarily interested in a detailed examination of highest opportunity, least saturated altruistic careers inside the nonprofit world. One article I read (I think it was MacAskill's) about the subject labeled the nonprofit world "people rich, money poor" - where is this most not the case?

I realize the truly brilliant, Steve Jobs equivalents can have outsized impacts in a lot of roles, but where might be the highest potential for slightly more ordinary but still very talented folks? How about even more general areas where it really is the case that the nonprofit world is just people poor, if they exist?