Hi, I am relatively new to LessWrong and Rationalism but I've been trying to learn more about it over the last year or so. I am a Computer Science student from the UK and am about to graduate from university. I have been trying to figure out my career path from here and in the process have been applying to jobs and post-grad courses in a pretty scattershot way. I think though that I should maybe consider taking a more methodical approach.
My philosophy in life is broadly that there is little point to it, but that I can justify my own existence if I can do some measure of good. If I... (read 213 more words →)
I have looked at 80k hours, although I haven't read through much of their career advice (The last year has been hectic). I will try to read more into that after finishing my last assignment when I find the time.
The idea of doing a Master's or PhD is attractive, I have applied to a fair number, but like I said I'm unsure of the usefulness/impact of research and further learning in that way compared to finding a job or cause to work on. So far my ideal situation would be some sort of job or personal endeavor that would allow me to do post-grad part-time.
AI alignment is definitely one of many interests,... (read more)