The Importance of Side Effects

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I feel like there really has to be an... They would really have to also track like the detailed demographics of anyone who report problems and do an adjustment. Well, now you just expect every medicine you take to tell you that like it could cause like instant death. Lightning. And so it's like, it's like doesn't even serve a purpose anymore. You're like, of course it says it's going to kill you because that's every medicine has some ridiculous list of side effects on it, right? Yeah. So they've probably gone too far in that direction.

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Rob Wiblin is the Head of Research at 80,000 Hours where he investigates how people can do more good in the course of their career and produces a long-form interview show called the 80,000 Hours Podcast. He studied genetics and economics in Australia before moving to the UK to help develop the emerging field of effective altruism. You can learn more about Rob at robwiblin.com, learn more about his research work at 80000hours.org, and follow him on social media at @robertwiblin.

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