Jens Aslaug 🔸

Dentist doing earning to give. I have pledged to donate a minimum of 50 % (aiming for 60%) or 40.000-50.000 $ annually (at the beginning of my career). While I do expect to mainly do "giving now", I do plan, in periods of limited effective donating opportunities, to do "investing to give".  

As a longtermist and total utilitarian, finding the cause that increases utilities (no matter the time or type of sentient being) the most time/cost-effectively is my goal. In the pursuit of this goal, I so far care mostly about: alignment, s-risk, artificial sentience and WAW (wild animal welfare) (but feel free to change my mind).  

I heard about EA for the first time in 2018 in relation to an animal rights organization I worked for part-time (Animal Alliance in Denmark). However I have only had minimal interactions with EAs.

Male, 25 years old and diagnosed with aspergers (autism) and dyslexia. 

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How much to donate to maximize impact and personal happiness
by Jens Aslaug 🔸 @ 2025-07-31 | +16 | 0 comments
Theory: “WAW might be of higher impact than x-risk prevention based on...
by Jens Aslaug 🔸 @ 2023-09-12 | +51 | 0 comments