The Road Less Travelled: Replaceability and Neglected Causes

The replaceability issue often means that pursuing conventional ethical careers isn’t the way to have the most impact. Instead, it’s better to focus activities in which you have a special edge, or on neglected activities - those which wouldn’t get done if it wasn’t for you. Seeking out neglected activities is a common theme across all high impact careers. Just as seeking out a job that wouldn’t have be done otherwise is a good way to make your career high impact, so is researching a neglected field or funding a neglected intervention.