Like you seemed to be looking toward in your post, I’m focusing on making as much money as possible right now. For me, the best path in that direction is probably in the field of tech startups.
This has the added benefit of probably being the right choice even if I decide for some reason that SIAI isn’t the most important cause. Pretty much any set of preferences seems to me like it will be best served by making a lot of money (even something like “live a simple and humble life and focus only on your own happiness” is probably easier if you can just retire early and then have the freedom to do whatever you want).
Edited to add: It’s worth noting that making as much money as possible via a tech startup is also good for me personally because I actually do have a fair amount of motivation and interest in that area (if I never heard of FAI, tech entrepreneurship would still be appealing to me, although I probably wouldn’t dive into it as much as I did once I decided I wanted to work toward FAI). So I don’t necessarily think the best thing for everyone who wants to contribute to FAI is to try to make as much money as possible (and certainly not necessarily via a tech startup), but for me personally it seems like the best path.
Like you seemed to be looking toward in your post, I’m focusing on making as much money as possible right now. For me, the best path in that direction is probably in the field of tech startups.
This has the added benefit of probably being the right choice even if I decide for some reason that SIAI isn’t the most important cause. Pretty much any set of preferences seems to me like it will be best served by making a lot of money (even something like “live a simple and humble life and focus only on your own happiness” is probably easier if you can just retire early and then have the freedom to do whatever you want).
Edited to add: It’s worth noting that making as much money as possible via a tech startup is also good for me personally because I actually do have a fair amount of motivation and interest in that area (if I never heard of FAI, tech entrepreneurship would still be appealing to me, although I probably wouldn’t dive into it as much as I did once I decided I wanted to work toward FAI). So I don’t necessarily think the best thing for everyone who wants to contribute to FAI is to try to make as much money as possible (and certainly not necessarily via a tech startup), but for me personally it seems like the best path.