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Rational Animations made this video collaborating with 80,000 Hours. The script has been written by Benjamin Hilton as an adaptation of part of the 80,000 Hours career guide, by Benjamin Todd. I have included the full script below.

It's easy to feel like one person can’t make a difference.

The problems the world faces seem so vast, and we seem so small. Sometimes even the best of intentions aren't enough to make the world budge.

Now, it's true that many common ways people try to do good have less impact than you might think at first.

But some ways of doing good have allowed certain people to achieve an extraordinary impact. How is this possible? And what does it mean for how you can make a difference?

We’ll start by looking at doctors — and end up at nuclear war.

Many people train to [...]

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First published:
March 16th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/pGMxYCxR3oLspPXzr/how-people-stopped-dying-from-diarrhea-so-much-and-other

Linkpost URL:
https://youtu.be/ll9myMeFU3g

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