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You're going for a stem career to benefit the next 100 billion trillion lives of humanity right?

>> No.14753800
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>Resources exist to be consumed. And consumed they will be, if not by this generation then by some future. By what right does this forgotten future seek to deny us our birthright? None I say! Let us take what is ours, chew and eat our fill.
>CEO Nwabudike Morgan,
>"The Ethics of Greed"

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>>14753773
Not all STEM careers will do that. Which do you think have the most long-term benefit?

>> No.14753828

Took a vacation? You just destroyed 1000 future lives.

>> No.14753836

>>14753818
According to 80,000 hours:
- Positively shaping the development of artificial intelligence
- Global priorities research
- Building effective altruism
- Reducing global catastrophic biological risks

https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/

>> No.14753845

>>14753828
Unironically how effective altruists think.

For a short termist paying $15 at macdonalds is worth 0.5% of a life as the cheapest way to save human lives is malaria atm.

Every year cancer isn't solved x people die etc...