Will MacAskill on the Tim Ferriss Show

• Why “following your passion” in a career is often a mistake.
• Thought experiments: Pascal’s Wager versus Pascal’s Mugging.
• Why working for a non-profit straight out of college is also a mistake.
• How it’s possible to “hack” doing good in the same way you would a business.
• Implications of artificial intelligence.
• The best ways to really evaluate if you (or charities) are going good in the world.
• The reasons donating to disaster relief typically isn’t the best use of your money.
• Why ethical consumerism typically isn’t a great way to do good.
• Running a non-profit in the Harvard/Navy SEALs of startup incubators: Y Combinator.

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