The group we are a member of, especially our close friends and associates.
I think who you know is probably the most important element of social and financial success. To win more rationalists need to help each other along, for example, by hiring and mentoring each other.
Seriously though, people always underrate how important this is.
You may be interested in the Existential risk career network if you are thinking of making even moderate donations to reduce existential risks. if you email me at rmijic “at” googlemail dot com, I can get you in touch with Frank who runs the network.
That’s a tough one; you can do a wide range of things with that background, but it’s not specialized enough to easily bootstrap yourself with a first job. I’m sure I am saying the obvious, but law is a good possibility with that background. Another possibility is to specialize in something more applied, if you can stay in school longer. What do you see yourself doing, short of being a political strategist?
I think who you know is probably the most important element of social and financial success. To win more rationalists need to help each other along, for example, by hiring and mentoring each other.
Seriously though, people always underrate how important this is.
You may be interested in the Existential risk career network if you are thinking of making even moderate donations to reduce existential risks. if you email me at rmijic “at” googlemail dot com, I can get you in touch with Frank who runs the network.
And what is your domain of expertise?
Philosophy, public policy (and political strategy), writing and decent grounding in cognitive science and associated fields.
Which I felt a lot better about before the recession.
That’s a tough one; you can do a wide range of things with that background, but it’s not specialized enough to easily bootstrap yourself with a first job. I’m sure I am saying the obvious, but law is a good possibility with that background. Another possibility is to specialize in something more applied, if you can stay in school longer. What do you see yourself doing, short of being a political strategist?