Via Chris Blattman, a discussion, here, of how "exploitative" academic job markets exist.
I find this whole discussion laughable. As an academic, even as an adjunct in most places, you still get paid more, and work far less, than even the laziest of public school teachers. Academia is a great deal. End of story.
If I wind up in academia (and I may not--I have this Boren fellowship government service commitment), and if I end up in a low-end job in (say) Leadville, Colorado, it won't be because I've been "socialized" into believing that academia is better than everywhere else. Sure, there are people who believe that. There are also people that believe that the pipeline welding industry is better than everywhere else. It will be because I'm willing to trade off some salary for the benefits of being a full-time college instructor.
It blows my mind that there are so many people out there who are willing to sing the sad song of labor exploitation, even when it's ridiculous, on its face. Emily had a law professor who loved to talk about how exploitative the partnership track law firm jobs were.
Those are the same jobs that start at $125K/year.
Steel yourself to face the revolutionary vanguard of overworked personal injury attorneys.
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Your assumption that your 'deal with The Devil' (The Boren Ultimatum) will possibly land you in the field of academia is refreshingly entertaining.
It is good to see that you have not lost that great sense of optimistic (and, cynical) realism that make you such a great person to know.
And, people, how's about that 'stache? (Which will, no doubt, find its own way into the '$200 category' on Jeopardy.)
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