Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your lifetime?

Re:Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your... by yboris on Sunday January 06, 2019 @09:03AM (#18838340)

Before 80,000 Hours started, there was Giving What We Can - which gave me meaning in my life. It reminded me of how incredibly fortunate I am to be where I am: earning even $50k/year puts me in the richest 2% of the world! https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved/how-rich-am-i/

This means giving 10% of my income to cost-effective charities that help other individuals is entirely within my means.

Over the years, within the Effective Altruism (EA) community I have met amazing people - devoting their lives to solving important, neglected problems, people who give 50% of their income to help others, and more. I'm consistently inspired by them to do more - and it makes life a thrill.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your... by DenisM on Sunday January 06, 2019 @12:23PM (#18839351)

On a tangent, but did you bond with any of them?

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Re:Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your... by kaskavalci on Friday January 11, 2019 @11:42AM (#18884698)

Sheer amount you make means nothing as your expenses may also be higher. If you live where you are the 2% while making 50k then you would feel it. Otherwise it's dry statistics.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your... by justaguyhere on Monday January 07, 2019 @11:01AM (#18846232)

Can you share some blogs, names etc of the amazing people?

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Re:Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your... by bkcreate on Monday January 07, 2019 @02:24PM (#18848965)

I recently watched a TED talk by Peter Singer that went into Effective Altruism pretty well

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