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> By this argument nobody ever wants to work. If you hit the lottery in normal times would you continue to work at your current job? The first sentence is not
by JadeNB 7y ago
> By this argument nobody ever wants to work. If you hit the lottery in normal times would you continue to work at your current job?
The first sentence is not true in the universal generality stated. I know that it's not your main point, and I know that most people don't have the luxury that I do, but I am a teacher and a researcher, and I would absolutely keep doing both no matter how much money I had. (I hope I'll be able to keep teaching; my university's not so big.)
(The only effect of having more money would be that I would replace grant-writing with periodically sending off handsomely calligraphed letters to funding agencies saying "Can't be arsed. Sorry!")
- gpm 7y agoYeah, I should have said almost nobody. Obviously there are some exceptions. Most astronauts, many professors, some CEOs, a few really lucky people working in companies...