If there are already smarter people around, how can I find good ideas?
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Smart people find good ideas and detect bad ones. Effective altruism community is full of smart people. So, the logical conclusion is those good ideas are already found and bad ideas are already detected. One can interpret this as both good and bad news. Good news: we should be in a good position to achieve our goals. Bad news: there is not much more to do (at least not for us).
If there are already smarter people around, how can I find good ideas?
If there are already smarter people around…
If there are already smarter people around, how can I find good ideas?
Smart people find good ideas and detect bad ones. Effective altruism community is full of smart people. So, the logical conclusion is those good ideas are already found and bad ideas are already detected. One can interpret this as both good and bad news. Good news: we should be in a good position to achieve our goals. Bad news: there is not much more to do (at least not for us).