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by chronic821 2902 days ago
> I feel morally obligated to use what I know to improve the state of the world. This has, unfortunately, led to a lot of unemployment and serious depression.

And as you would suspect, I'm a PhD grad working in the Bay area on mas surveillance AI. Half a million dollars a year.

I honestly don't know how to invest the money anymore. Index funds are boring at this point.

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I'm a little confused by the beginning of your response, because you don't appear to be the person I replied to.

When you wrote this, what did you anticipate my reaction would be?

Why?

I must admit, I really don't know what it would be like to be working in the bay area on mass surveillance AI for half a million a year.

What point was there in posting this?
It seems like what he's suggesting is that selling out can be quite lucrative, and if you can deal with it, there are rewards to be had.
It doesn't matter how you invest. You can't protect yourself from karma with money.