80,000 Hours thinks that only a small proportion of people should earn to give long term

Abstract

Norman Borlaug didn’t make millions, his research just saved millions of lives. One of the most common misconceptions that we’ve encountered about 80,000 Hours is that we’re exclusively or predominantly focused on earning to give. This blog post is to say definitively that this is not the case. Moreover, the proportion of people for whom we think earning to give is the best option has gone down over time.