Great piece and something I've been grappling with after studying with some of the best minds I've ever met, only to find them go into and stay in banking, consulting or other well paid jobs. I did that myself for a while, but for the past 7 years have veered towards trying to find more meaning, taking a significant paycut in the process. Although I don't regret the choices, I do find myself wondering why the jobs that are turning out to be quite deleterious to society, or at best just not contributing very much to it in a positive way, are the ones that pay the most. Perhaps the only exception to that are doctors. I'm all for a world where finding meaning and purpose doesn't have to mean scraping by. Call me naïve, but my hope is that AI is going to enhance the caring economy and give jobs that are focused on caring for one another more value.
Great piece and something I've been grappling with after studying with some of the best minds I've ever met, only to find them go into and stay in banking, consulting or other well paid jobs. I did that myself for a while, but for the past 7 years have veered towards trying to find more meaning, taking a significant paycut in the process. Although I don't regret the choices, I do find myself wondering why the jobs that are turning out to be quite deleterious to society, or at best just not contributing very much to it in a positive way, are the ones that pay the most. Perhaps the only exception to that are doctors. I'm all for a world where finding meaning and purpose doesn't have to mean scraping by. Call me naïve, but my hope is that AI is going to enhance the caring economy and give jobs that are focused on caring for one another more value.
I hope you are right about AI and the caring economy... if you ever have any specific ideas about it I'd love to chat!