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MacAskill pledges over half of his lifetime earnings to charity
“I thought about how much money I needed to live on over the course of my life, and I decided, even as an academic, where I'm not going to earn as much as perhaps I could have done, I'm still going to earn much more than I need to be happy, and so what I did wa…”
William MacAskill Jul 11, 2018 ▶ 4:59 #36 William MacAskill: The Science of Doing Good
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MacAskill: Effective Altruism strongly promotes policy and research careers
“Money's only one, but we're very strongly encouraging people to pursue careers in policy and research and working for non-profits too.”
William MacAskill Jul 11, 2018 ▶ 12:47 #36 William MacAskill: The Science of Doing Good
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MacAskill: Personal Operating Rule Is Trying Never to Tell a Lie
“In general, I, Have a principle of just trying never to lie. I know that's different, however, from radical honesty”
William MacAskill Jul 11, 2018 ▶ 57:47 #36 William MacAskill: The Science of Doing Good
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