Rutger Bregman critiques the trend of talented graduates from elite institutions gravitating towards careers in finance and consulting. His new book, "Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference," argues that many are drawn to 'socially useless' professions despite their intentions to make a positive impact. Bregman believes that the opportunity costs of these choices are significant, as these individuals could instead tackle critical global challenges like poverty or disease eradication. His concerns reflect a broader frustration about misallocated talent in society.
It's not all totally destructive or anything like that, but compared to what these people could do, if they would take on some of the biggest challenges, the opportunity costs are massive.
In a rational society, you would expect that if you go to a jobs fair at these elite institutions where the best and brightest go, you would have one stand about preventing the next pandemic, a stand about curing malaria once and for all, and a stand about abolishing extreme poverty.
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