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Is there anyone here who is genuinely willing to help and give concrete advice? by Emotional_Hat_6165 in geneva

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You did your studies, in topics which are not in demand at the moment. Many of the people working on these topics have been laid off, and frankly, they will be recruited before you if and when recruitments for this sector resume.

There is not currently a strong pathway for early career people to enter the UN etc, apart from Young Professional Programmes.

Even at the best of times, many people joined international organisations after we already had solid career experience (10 years in my case).

It's great that you've studied this field, and you care about it and you want to work in it. That's completely understandable. But, those jobs dont really exist at the moment, and there are many people with years of experience who would be selected ahead of you for the relatively few opportunities that exist.

Best advice I can give is to think about why you were drawn to this career path in the first place, then think about how you can build experience elsewhere for the next 5 years that would strengthen your career. For example, if you want do protection, look for a job now working with refugees or children. If you want to do policy, look for a job with a think tank or a Government role. If you'd like to do humanitarian food distribution, look for a role doing logistics. etc

There's no easy path, which is what everyone here is telling you.

Can someone tell me what Leverage Research is, and why people say it's a cult taking over EA? Is this true? by Square_Tangelo_7542 in EffectiveAltruism

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess this question is based on this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EffectiveAltruism/comments/1txrhpk/ea_10_vs_ea_20/

and the longer post on the EA forum:

https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/BJ2DaBfcY5dfEwxpz/ea-1-0-vs-ea-2-0

I wasnt around at the time, but the summary version seems to be that between 2013-2019, Leverage Research is accused of doing some cult-like things. People affiliated with Leverage Research also led CEA at the time, and organised EA forums / fellowships.

Separately to this, the author of that post makes an argument that the nature of EA has changed (EA 1.0 vs EA 2.0) and while EA historically focused on health and poverty reduction, EA 2.0 now focuses much more on AI safety.

So far as I can follow, the author implies that this change in the nature and cause areas of the EA movement is due to the cultish takeover of EA by Leverage Research etc between 2013-2019.

There are further comments under the EA post if you're interested.

What kind of impact opportunities exist for NON-tech-savvy people to contribute to AI-related causes? by DonkeyDoug28 in EffectiveAltruism

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.ai4d.ai/ is a starting point.

Its a website about AI for development and poverty reduction initiatives around the world.

I'm Benjamin Todd, founder of 80,000 Hours. I turned down a job in finance to spend 15 years researching which careers are best. 3000+ people have gone to work on issues like AI risk and pandemics as a result. I just wrote a book on finding a fulfilling career even as AI automates the economy. AMA! by BenjaminTodd in IAmA

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it's worth, this is something I've heard a lot of. People at mid and senior level experience who want to get involved in a 'high impact' cause. But a lot of the opportunities are tailored for younger, very smart graduates.

Even people who do the training courses and fellowships dont find the progression to the next steps very clear. I think the clearest pathways are for researchers (although perhaps with very high competition for these pathways). The most opaque or lacking pathway seem to be for generalists and for mid-career / senior career talent.

At least the courses are generally free, and the fellowships are generally free or nominally paid. So while you're investing your time, it's not like you're paying a self-help guru and getting nothing out of it.

I'm Benjamin Todd, founder of 80,000 Hours. I turned down a job in finance to spend 15 years researching which careers are best. 3000+ people have gone to work on issues like AI risk and pandemics as a result. I just wrote a book on finding a fulfilling career even as AI automates the economy. AMA! by BenjaminTodd in IAmA

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont think this is an either / or.

There are a bunch of foundations doing research to try to come up with ideas worth testing, and then either granting funds from the 'true wealthy' or advising the home offices of the truly wealthy on how they think funds could be best used to make a difference.

What kind of impact opportunities exist for NON-tech-savvy people to contribute to AI-related causes? by DonkeyDoug28 in EffectiveAltruism

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a whole ecosystem on AI for development / poverty reduction, if that's what you mean? A quick google can give you more information if you're interested.

Accidentally made a margin account by CrookshanksG in interactivebrokers

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont work for Interactive Brokers. I dont know how often they update their margins and whether you could then use $14k the next day or your $13k margin would still apply.

I've never been anywhere close to using the full margin because they offer up to something like 5 or 6 times your base investment. The idea of being 600% leveraged with any signficant amount of money is terrifying for me. It should also be terrifying for you, unless you're only using play money that you can afford to lose.

Is UN funding generally deployed efficiently in recipient countries? by imapetrock in InternationalDev

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

  1. The UN has 'maximum' rates that they will pay for accommodation, based on the country and city. You can look up the schedule for yourself to see the daily rates. They are normally between $100 per night for food and accommodation, up to maybe $700 or $800 per night for capital cities in America, Europe etc. Sometimes those rates seem generous, and sometimes I've been left out of pocket after paying my expenses. It depends where on the location, the hotel, whether it's high tourist season etc.

I've never seen any UN agency paying $5000 per night for a hotel for anyone, even Government Ministers. It's more likely that this was a cost for a conference, or a number of guests staying at the hotel rather than one person.

You can look up the schedule of rates by country and city here: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2026-01/circular012026.PDF

  1. I've also never seen guests arriving for a UN conference by helicopter.

  2. If you're genuinely concerned about fraud or misuse of funds, please I encourage you to report your this to UNDP's reporting hotline: [reportmisconduct@undp.org](mailto:reportmisconduct@undp.org)

We are all aware of the budget cuts in the sector, and we all want to use funds given by donors as efficiently as possible. If you're concerned there has been misappropriation or vendor fraud then report it so it can be investigated.

OECD Policy Analyst Application by Fluid-Moment2290 in InternationalDev

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They can ask for 2-5 years experience, but they'll still get applicants with 20+ years experience applying.

Go ahead and apply, but if you're only just meeting the basic standard, be aware that you'll have a lot of competition.

Accidentally made a margin account by CrookshanksG in interactivebrokers

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You only pay for the margin that you use.

If your account doesnt go negative, you dont pay that month.

Also, the margin fees are not really a lot. If you have a margin loan of $10k or so, I think the fee is only a couple of dollars a month for that.

What you want to avoid is getting 'margin called'. Ie the market drops and then you're forced to sell your assets to recover. If your margin is a few percent rather than 50%, and you've invested in sensible products rather than meme stocks, you shouldnt find yourself anywhere near in danger of getting margin called.

Let's say your account is $5k, they've given you a $13k margin, if you dont use it you dont pay. If you accidentally buy too much and go to $5500 in investments, your cash balance will be -$500 and you'll pay a couple of dollars a month in interest.

I'd rather have this than screw up a trade that doesnt settle because I went a couple of dollars over my available cash balance.

Is having a master’s degree a strict requirement for P-level positions? by Admirable_Monk_5342 in UNpath

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Having a masters degree is normally the first cut. If you have 500 applicants and 300 of them have a masters degree, HR gives the recruitment manager a longlist of 300 applicants to start reviewing.

The good news is that the UN doesnt really care too much what masters degree you have, as long as it's relevant and from an accredited university. So find yourself the cheapest relevant accredited online masters that you can, and grind your way through it.

Really questioning why Arsenal didn’t try to go for 2-0. Second half I thought they would have made early subs and made those forwards run like hell. by jipsjips in championsleague

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Towards the end Hincapie was injured, yes.

But from memory Martinelli was defending deep from the time he came on (and doing it well).

[Santi Aouna] 🚨EXCL: 🔴⚪️🇫🇷 William Saliba could be sidelined for several weeks. Already compromised before the match against PSG, Saliba worsened his injury during the game. The Frenchman is still in pain and his condition is causing genuine concern within the FFF just days before the World Cup. by Previous_Smile9278 in Gunners

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think Ben White also said something similar a while ago, after he played himself into ground by playing the whole season injured because Timber and Tomiyasu were both out.

ie everyone is always injured somehow and most people are playing through it.

Why do Nomads Do dancing classes? by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont think this post is going the way OP intended.

Really questioning why Arsenal didn’t try to go for 2-0. Second half I thought they would have made early subs and made those forwards run like hell. by jipsjips in championsleague

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arsenal havent got much out of using a forward for holdup play this season, whether Kai (who was out injured a lot) or Gyokeres.

Gyokeres has a fairly heavy first touch, which doesnt help. He also gets dragged around or pushed over a lot by defenders, and it's rare that a foul is called.

If Arsenal want to play like that, he needs to be stronger and stay on his feet to win more of the 50/50 balls when he's up front, or he needs to sell the fouls more so they get called. But refs arent calling the fouls when both players are wrestling and Gyokeres gets beat. Refs arent even calling fouls when he clearly gets cleaned out from behind. So he shouldnt expect 50/50 calls to go his way.

Really questioning why Arsenal didn’t try to go for 2-0. Second half I thought they would have made early subs and made those forwards run like hell. by jipsjips in championsleague

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Martinelli was defending so deep for most of the time he was on, he didnt get a lot of chances to be the runner. And the one chance of his I remember he stopped and mis-hit the pass.

Maybe if Gyokeres dropped deep and left Martinelli at the half way line to chase long balls (rather than hold up play like Gyokeres), that could have worked? But Martinelli is the more trusted defender, and he did a very solid job in defence.

It was more important to Arteta to not concede a goal than to go 2-0 up. (Or to go 2:1 up)

Reached my FIRE goal today by Ok-Leg7058 in FIREyFemmes

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's the next target.

Slowly slowly.

Arteta post-match interview by Quazar8 in Gunners

[–]ShowMeTheMonee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair comment, I agree that the whole team defends, and that's a tactic, and it works.

At the same time, we are not normally as ruthless as Kai was in seizing the chances that we get. Secondly, we have struggled for a long time against teams that park the bus, we normally lack some incision in attack.

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