I am writing a new years update on my efforts to be a full utilitarian, I am going to turn 15 in March (I am a freshman) and when I grow up I am going to donate everything to charity. Since I am trying to maximize my future income, I am currently at the best public high school in my state (magnet hs), and this is the happiest year I have had so far. My grades are pretty good, although it is very hard to get everything done in time. I have decided that it it actually quite unlikely that it is going to be utilitarian to work so hard I hate my life in the future, as that would require me to sacrifice sleep and other things which would cost years off of my lifespan that I could be working. However, I will still do things like living out of a camper van. I am doing 2 hours of track every day, which is pretty fun, I have a 5:49 mile now. I am also a life scout, and learning python. However, because it is unrealistic I make it into a college off of the basis of that [...]
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First published:
January 9th, 2026
Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/KHpGdWAPXvaamKZzD/donating-everything-update
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