“Could this be an unusually good time to Earn To Give?” by Tom Gardiner
I think there could be compelling reasons to prioritise Earning To Give highly, depending on one's options. This is a "hot takes" explanation of this claim with a request for input from the community. This may not be a claim that I would stand by upon reflection. I base the argument below on a few key assumptions, listed below. Each of these could be debated in their own right but I would prefer to keep any discussion of them outside this post and its comments. This is for brevity and because my reason for making them is largely a deferral to people better informed on the subject than I. The Intelligence Curse by Luke Drago is a good backdrop for this. Whether or not we see AGI or Superintelligence, AI will have significantly reduced the availability of white-collar jobs by 2030, and will only continue to reduce this [...] --- First published: March 3rd, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/dnKvAJcRko9ZPJcA6/could-this-be-an-unusually-good-time-to-earn-to-give --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.