It's a little disappointing to see so many developers--maybe on average the most comfortable job in the world right now--prioritizing comforts like compensation, using their favorite languages, or remote work, over helping to improve the world.
Over 45% of men prioritized one of the above three, whereas a mere 6.5% prioritized "How widely used or impactful the product or service I'd be working on is." Revealingly, "How much impact I could have by working there" isn't even an option. Sounds like the survey authors didn't even consider that people might actively care about improving the world.
So many developers have comfort to spare! Maybe spend a little bit more optimization power on trying to accomplish something important?
How have you had an impact? I'm curious because when I looked, the impact I could have through my job (at the cost of 2,000 hours a year) seemed quite small, and the impact of donating high. I'm aware the topic has been covered in great detail, eg by the organization 80,000 hours.
You are happy doing something because of its impact, but to expect everybody else to seems very presumptive.
Over 45% of men prioritized one of the above three, whereas a mere 6.5% prioritized "How widely used or impactful the product or service I'd be working on is." Revealingly, "How much impact I could have by working there" isn't even an option. Sounds like the survey authors didn't even consider that people might actively care about improving the world.
So many developers have comfort to spare! Maybe spend a little bit more optimization power on trying to accomplish something important?