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If you're bad at math, poor at writing or analyzing arguments, and have the competitive instinct of a Care Bear, you're a 10/10 for a think tank researcher. I find it a little dubious to call this a career test.

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Fair. Bear in mind: (i) it's aimed at talented graduates (ii) it's finds which of our top recommended careers you should most strongly consider, rather than which career you'd be best at.

Why is it targeted as such. Agism is a social issue, found predominantly in several of the industries suggested.

edit: I just took a quick glance at your 'Meet the team' page, and it's almost exclusively very young white males (save 3). I'm now not sure what you mean by social change. It can't be equality in gender, nor race, nor age. What are you striving for, and why aren't you practicing it?

They obviously feel that they can maximize their impact by giving guidance to other people. This seems plausible to me.

We're focused on social impact, which means enabling other people to live more flourishing lives. https://80000hours.org/articles/the-meaning-of-making-a-diff...

No, you're not, you're actually the cause of the problem. If you were actually doing what you claim, then more than one person on your staff be anything other than white. You are the problem. And if you figure out how you managed to start a company around social impact, and yet only hired young white males that targets young white males, then maybe you just might figure out how not be the problem. The only correct answer, is "Holy shit, I'm an idiot, how do I fix this". I waited a few days so focus was off this article.

> you should most strongly consider

Based on what?

Our framework and individual career research, like it says at the top of the page.

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/basics/ https://80000hours.org/career-guide/profiles/

Well you’re obviously recommending careers based on the survey, which tests on their strengths and interests, so I’ll say that you’re recommending based on their strengths and interests. You’re basically skirting the question with a vague answer.

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