4 ms·Maybe they are being paid for their usefulness, having a PhD certificate is not in itself useful.by return0 11y agoMaybe they are being paid for their usefulness, having a PhD certificate is not in itself useful.Retra 11y agoNeither is a law.kgwgk 11y agoBut a $400k/year divorce lawyer is useful for the one paying, that´s the point. Who should be paying the salaries to whoever decides to "be a scientist"?