Why and how to earn to give (80,000 Hours)

By Arden Koehler @ 2023-11-10T11:30 (+51)

This is a linkpost to https://80000hours.org/articles/earning-to-give/

Many people here are probably already familiar with the basic ideas behind earning to give, but even so, you might find it useful to have:

(1) An introduction to share with others or a reminder for yourself, in which case 80,000 Hours's article on it could be a good go-to!

(2) Some thoughts on whether you personally should earn to give or do direct work

(3) Links to resources on promising earning to give options like software engineering or being an early employee at a startup

AnonymousAccount @ 2023-11-11T18:21 (+12)

This article doesn't seem to mention the option of doing both EtG and direct work.

Given the extremely high salaries of some direct-work roles (especially, but not only, in AI Safety), many people working high-impact jobs can easily donate tens of thousands of dollars a year (and many do! Some much more!)