Pablo_Stafforini comments on What should a college student do to maximize future earnings for effective altruism? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Pablo_Stafforini 30 August 2013 11:59:54PM 2 points [-]

I agree that talent, rather than money, is sometimes the relevant bottleneck. However, what follows from this is that folks with the relevant talent should do research rather than earn to give. This doesn't apply to the vast majority of people, who lack such special talents.

Comment author: CarlShulman 02 September 2013 02:44:31AM 0 points [-]

There is substantial, although incomplete, overlap in the special talents needed for exceptional success in business and in other fields